murderous.
Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
Meaning & usage
Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
murderous behaviour
She gave me a murderous look.
Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
Very difficult.
a murderous exam
conditions were murderous
Where this word comes from
From murder + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.