Other Word Forms
- homicidally adverb
- unhomicidal adjective
Etymology
Origin of homicidal
Example Sentences
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Having evaded 12 homicidal masked madmen, madwomen, mad-cousins and mad-siblings, Sidney is now a married mother of three who prefers the last name Evans.
From Los Angeles Times
The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.
From Salon
Among them are a vengeful sheriff who is convinced of the siblings’ homicidal past and is determined to see them punished.
Four of the world’s 10 most homicidal cities are now in Ecuador, says the Igarapé Institute, a Brazilian think tank.
While Man-su’s turn is homicidal, Park astutely considers whether his loss of collective support for other workers isn’t an even bigger moral failing.
From Salon
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