murderous
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murderous
- /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/ UK
- /ˈmɜːdɹəs/ UK
- /ˈmɝdəɹəs/ US
- /ˈmɝdɹəs/ US
Sounds like murderess (one pronunciation)
Where it comes from
From murder + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality).
adjective more murderous · most murderous · murtherous
- Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers. Aſſaſſinat: m. A murther, or murtherous act committed for gaine, or in hope of a revvard; alſo, a ſuddaine aſſault, made of ſet purpoſe, and vvith a murtherous intent, although th' aſſaulted be not killed.
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Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
murderous behaviour
Similar: assassinous · Opposite: nonmurderous, unmurderous
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Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
The rapid ſquadrons ſwift as thought engage, / And ſeek the hoſtile troops who ſhun their rage, / 'Midſt the thick clouds which ſmoak and duſt afford / With dreadful luſtre gleams the murderous ſword; […]
Opposite: nonmurderous, unmurderous
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Very difficult.
a murderous exam
Similar: killing, arduous, challenging, nasty, difficult, sticky, effortful, hard, rough, rocky, thistly, tough · Opposite: as a duck takes to water, basic, easy, prosaic, no-fuss, easy as 123, easy as ABC, easy as cake, easy as pie, easy as falling off a log, easy as rolling off a log, easy as toffee
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: homicidal, cutthroat, bloody, murderer, killer, lethal, destructive, cut-throat, deadly, mortal, thievish, devastating, disastrous, hellish, criminal, vicious
Translations
Every language
adj of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers
| 日本語 | 殺伐とした satsubatsu to shita |
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adj likely to commit murder — see also homicidal
| Español | asesino, homicida |
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| 日本語 | 殺伐とした satsubatsu to shita |
| हिन्दी | घातक ghātak, हिंसक hinsak |
| Português | homicida, assassino |
| Français | meurtrier |
| Deutsch | mörderisch |
| Italiano | letale, micidiale, mortale, omicida, omicidiario |
| Ελληνικά | δολοφονικός dolofonikós, φονικός fonikós |
| Română | asasin, ucigaș, ucigător |
| Русский | крова́вый krovávyj |
| العربية | قَتُول qatūl |
adj used to commit murder; capable of causing death — see also deadly, fatal
| Français | meurtrier |
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| Italiano | micidiale |
adj very difficult
| Deutsch | mörderisch |
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| Ελληνικά | φονικός fonikós |
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