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   Mur·der·ous

   /ˈmərd(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent: "a brutal and murderous despot" Similar homicidalbrutalviolentsavageferociousfierceviciousbloodthirstybarbarousbarbariccruelinhumanfatallethaldeadlymortalkillingdeath-dealingbloodyliterary:fellarchaic:sanguinary
   • ▪ (of an action, event, or plan) involving murder or extreme violence: "the most vicious and murderous acts of human aggression"
   • ▪ extremely arduous or unpleasant: "the team had a murderous schedule of four games in ten days" Similar arduousgruelingstrenuouspunishingonerousback-breakingcrushingexhaustingtaxingdifficulthardlaboriousrigorousstressfulformidableintolerableunbearableharrowinginformal:killinghellishknackeringOpposite easylight

   Derivatives

   • 1. murderously adverb
   • 2. murderousness noun

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   murderous. adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈmɜːd ə rəs / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. likely to kill someone, or wanting to kill them: a murderous dictator / regime. murderous thoughts. (Definition of murderous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   murderous meaning: likely to kill someone, or wanting to kill them: . Learn more.

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   murderous. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mur‧der‧ous /ˈmɜːdərəs $ ˈmɜːr-/ adjective 1 very dangerous and likely to kill people a murderous attack murderous drug dealers 2 → murderous look/expression/glare etc —murderously adverb Examples from the Corpus murderous • Cheating made him squirm; it made him ...

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

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   6 days ago · Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers . Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal . She gave me a murderous look. (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal . (by extension) Very difficult .

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   : very violent or deadly. murderous machine-gun fire. a murderous dictator/attack. a murderous regime. 2. a : very angry. a murderous glance. b : very harsh or severe. I can't stand this murderous heat. The lead runner set a murderous pace. — murderously. adverb. a murderously intolerant regime. murderously hot weather. a murderously angry glance.