adjective
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of, involving, or characterized by homicide
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likely to commit homicide
a homicidal maniac
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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 ● Feb. 26, 2026
Four of the world’s 10 most homicidal cities are now in Ecuador, says the Igarapé Institute, a Brazilian think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
But it needs to, especially when interpreting characters like Earth Kingdom ruler Bumi, a kindly mad genius realized by Utkarsh Ambudkar as a bitter, homicidal despot.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
"To suppose that all problems in the future will be able to be solved by new technical interventions is a form of homicidal pragmatism, like pushing a snowball down a hill," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
You want an animal that is piqued, peeved, vexed, bothered, irked, annoyed—but not homicidal.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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