lady-killing
- a word derived from lady-killer.
Example Sentences
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Mike Colter gives a performance of gentle muscularity as the kind-hearted, lady-killing superhero with unbreakable skin, an escaped convict who’s trying to lie low but is forced into using his powers to clean up Harlem.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2017
“A hundred thousand welcomes,” says the lady-killing Lotto, with typical theatricality, as he opens the door for guests at his and Mathilde’s first home.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2015
It covers scientific, historical, moral, political and personal aspects of Oppenheimer’s life, conveying his arrogance, brilliance, self-destructiveness and lady-killing charisma.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2013
However, here was my brother—the athletic, lady-killing, unshaved, quintessential dude—tapping his fingers to the music of an artist whom I understood almost entirely in terms of camp.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2013
This 'ere lady-killing business ain't in my line.'
From Cape Cod Stories by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
