adjective
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intending, capable of, or guilty of murder
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informal very dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant
a murderous road
Other Word Forms
- murderously adverb
- murderousness noun
- nonmurderous adjective
Etymology
Origin of murderous
Example Sentences
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From a design shop in Valencia with “murderous” dolls to a studio in Dublin to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, our photographers have been everywhere this year.
From Los Angeles Times
Gene immediately spots me and starts glaring with the watchful eyes of a murderous velociraptor.
From Literature
This year’s rendition is filled with murderous red-eyed ravens up to no good, and in true Haunted Mansion fashion it has a pun for a name.
From Los Angeles Times
That Nansi seemed so playful and mischievous—not murderous and out of control.
From Literature
These were Julius Caesar’s dying words when he realized that even his dear friend Brutus had been part of the murderous plot against him.
From Literature
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