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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Origin of homicidal
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The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
It strikes me as reckless and borderline homicidal, but I have been wrong about Musk before.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
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
Costello says: "It was foolhardy almost to the point of homicidal to cut them adrift in a force 10 storm."
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
So that didn’t seem particularly homicidal, but maybe he’s trying to relax me, ease me into his lair, like the witch in Hansel and Gretel.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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