BUTCHERLY Antonyms

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

• pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

• marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

• showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

• showing or giving mercy

• (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious