Word: butcherous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: bu
tcher
ous
Definition: Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
Morphemes:
Affix: butcher
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bouchier
Language: fro
Decoded: bouchier
Meaning: goat slaughterer
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of