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murtherous

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adjective more murtherous · most murtherous

  1. archaic Bloody; violent.
  2. obsolete Obsolete spelling of murderous (“intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal”). 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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@misc{murtherous_2026,
  title = {murtherous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/murtherous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}