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
It strikes me as reckless and borderline homicidal, but I have been wrong about Musk before.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Among them are a vengeful sheriff who is convinced of the siblings’ homicidal past and is determined to see them punished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
From there, he uses Tom to enact his next escape, forcing him to drive them away from Robbie’s house, which he assumes will soon be swarming with cops, or homicidal bikers, or both.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025
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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