murderous as an adjective: - 1
murderous
adjective
1 murderous
Characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being:
— Murderous thugs.
synonym: homicidal.
Roget 361:
killing
etc.
v.;
murderous,
slaughterous;
sanguinary,
sanguinolent†;
blood stained,
blood thirsty;
homicidal,
red handed;
bloody,
bloody minded;
ensanguined†,
gory;
thuggish.
mortal,
fatal,
lethal;
dead,
deadly;
mortiferous†,
lethiferous†;
unhealthy
etc.
657;
internecine;
suicidal.
sporting;
piscatorial,
piscatory†.
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