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murderous.

Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɜːdəɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɜːdɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɝdəɹəs/General-American/ˈmɝdɹəs/General-American
  1. Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.

  2. Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

    murderous behaviour
    She gave me a murderous look.
  3. Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.

    figuratively · often
  4. Very difficult.

    broadly
    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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