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   Hom·i·cid·al

   /ˌhäməˈsīd(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. capable of or tending toward murder; murderous: "he had homicidal tendencies"

   Derivatives

   • 1. homicidally adverb

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   What does homicidal mean?

   • likely to kill another person; making somebody likely to kill another person He had clear homicidal tendencies. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Definition of homicidal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

   homicidal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage

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   What does homicidio mean?

   • homicídio, homicídio [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! HOMICIDE definition: 1. (an act of) murder: 2. (an act of) murder: 3. the crime of killing a person; murder: .

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   What does homicidal maniac mean?

   • Homicidal is used to describe someone who is dangerous because they are likely to kill someone. That man is a homicidal maniac. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

   HOMICIDAL definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   Where does the word homicida come from?

   • The meaning "person who kills another" (late 14c.) also is from French ( homicide ), from Latin homicida "a murderer," from homo + -cida "killer." Identical in French and English, the two words differ in Latin and in other languages (for example, Spanish homicida / homicidio ). also from early 13c. homunculus (n.)

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › homicidalHOMICIDAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˌhɑː.məˈsaɪ.d ə l / uk / ˌhɒm.ɪˈsaɪ.d ə l / Add to word list. likely to murder: a homicidal maniac. Synonym. murderous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Violent or aggressive. abusively. aggressively. aggressiveness. aggro. ferocity. fierceness. fighting words. flex. pugnaciously. pugnacity. punky. rabble-rousing.

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   Homicidal definition: . See examples of HOMICIDAL used in a sentence.

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   Definition of homicidal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   5 days ago · Homicidal is used to describe someone who is dangerous because they are likely to kill someone. That man is a homicidal maniac. Synonyms: murderous , deadly , lethal , maniacal More Synonyms of homicidal

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   What does the adjective homicidal mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective homicidal . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definitions of 'homicidal' Homicidal is used to describe someone who is dangerous because they are likely to kill someone. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'homicidal' American English: hɒmɪsaɪdəl , hoʊmɪ- British English: hɒmɪsaɪdəl. More. Synonyms of 'homicidal' • murderous, deadly, lethal, maniacal [...] More. Translations of 'homicidal'

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   a homicidal maniac. 2. : of or relating to murder. a homicidal obsession. homicidal thoughts. HOMICIDAL meaning: 1 : likely to kill someone; 2 : of or relating to murder.