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Meanings of murderous in English

Characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being.

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Usage of murderous in English
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I hope I look queenly and dignified; in truth I feel murderous.
The White Queen
2
It represented Germany at its murderous best, humanity at its murderous best.
Gratitude
3
His murderous pursuit was but a ritual, and the religion in question?
Ebony
4
Its physical distancing policies averted the murderous chaos of Italy and Spain.
News.com.au
5
D'Adamo's job was made harder by several murderous reprisals against local people.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
6
She laughed impudently, in spite of the murderous blackening in his face.
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...
7
Honduras has for years been one of the world's most murderous countries.
Reuters
8
Between those two events, Laura had given her baby to murderous hands.
Mine
9
Unfortunately, he's also psychotically murderous and so meets a sticky, early end.
The Irish Times
10
Sin is dreadful and murderous in the sight of a sanctified soul.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
11
He snapped the steel cuffs on the wrists of the murderous prowler.
The Bat
12
Calls for better policing efforts have been emboldened following the murderous weekend.
The South African
13
If it were not a murderous war it would almost seem absurd.
The Guardian
14
For miles over the silent prairies could these murderous yells be heard.
The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief
15
The bayonet did the rest, taking deadly revenge for the murderous volleys.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
16
The Jacobins were idealists; there was about this man a murderous materialism.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
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United States of America
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