murderous

ˈmɜːdərəs

Definition

Definition of murderous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

intentintending or likely to commit murder

He gave her a murderous look.

bloodthirsty

homicidal

killer

deadlycapable of causing death

The storm was a murderous force of nature.

deadly

fatal

lethal

crimerelated to murder or murderers

The detective investigated the murderous plot.

homicidal

killer

difficulty

very difficult or unpleasant

The exam was absolutely murderous.

brutal

grueling

punishing

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Expressions with murderous

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this heat is murderous

exp.

extremely intense and uncomfortable heat

This heat is murderous; I can't stay outside for long.

murderous look

glare that suggests a desire to harm

His murderous look made everyone in the room uneasy.

murderous intent

desire to kill someone

The suspect was arrested for having murderous intent.

Origin of murderous

Latin, murdrum (secret killing)

Terms with murderous included in their meaning

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amok

adv.

violence

in a murderous frenzy

Bluebeard

murderous husband

man who marries and murders multiple wives

sanguineous

adj.

violent

bloodthirsty or murderous

murderousness

violent hatred

hatred leading to murderous thoughts

Examples of murderous in a sentence

Her murderous threats alarmed the neighbours.
His murderous intent was clear in his eyes.
The weapon had a murderous design.
The movie depicted a murderous villain.
He was arrested for his murderous actions.
The hike up the mountain was murderous in the heat.

Training for the marathon was a murderous task.

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French:meurtrier, criminel, ...
German:mörderisch, brutal, ...
Italian:omicida, mortale, ...
Spanish:homicida, mortal, ...
Portuguese:assassino, mortal, ...
Chinese:凶狠, 致命的, ...
Japanese:殺意に満ちた, 殺人的な, ...
Arabic:قاتِل, قَاتِل, ...
Hebrew:רִצְחָנִי, קָטְלָנִי, ...
Russian:убийственный, смертоносный, ...
Ukrainian:вбивчий, злочинний, ...
Hindi:हत्यारा, मृत्युदायक, ...
Bengali:হত্যাপ্রবণ, মারাত্মক, ...
Catalan:homicida, letal, ...
Czech:vražedný, smrtící, ...
Danish:morderisk, dødelig, ...
Dutch:moorddadig, dodelijk, ...
Greek:δολοφονικός, θανάσιμος, ...
Hungarian:gyilkos, halálos, ...
Khmer:សាហាវឃោរឃៅ, សាហាវបណ្ដាលឱ្យស្លាប់, ...
Korean:살의가 있는, 치명적인, ...
Persian:آدم‌کش, مرگبار, ...
Polish:morderczy, śmiercionośny, ...
Portuguese (BR):assassino, mortal, ...
Romanian:ucigaș, mortal, ...
Swedish:mordisk, dödlig, ...
Thai:อาฆาตมาดร้าย, อันตรายถึงชีวิต, ...
Turkish:öldürücü, ölümcül, ...
Vietnamese:hung ác, chết người, ...

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