murderously
- a word derived from murderous.
Example Sentences
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I assumed I would be safe, occupying an aisle seat in the murderously expensive prime orchestra during a press performance attended by critics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
They are murderously expensive to design, particularly the modern big Raspberry Pis that have radios on them.
From The Verge • Mar. 8, 2022
Levandowski sometimes wore a custom-designed gray T-shirt, a gift from a colleague, that read “I Drink Your Milkshake”—a line from “There Will Be Blood,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s film about a murderously ambitious oilman.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 15, 2018
Hardwick, who died in 2007, “had fresh eyes, quick wits, good feelers and was murderously well-read.”
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017
The day was murderously hot and there was no wind and the dust hung above the army like a yellow veil.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
