murderous

mur·der·ous  (mûrdr-s)

adj.

1. Capable of, guilty of, or intending murder: a group of murderous thugs.

2. Characteristic of or giving rise to murder or bloodshed: murderous mistrust.

3. Informal Capable of devastating or overwhelming: a murderous exam.

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murder·ous·ly adv.

murder·ous·ness n.

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murderous [ˈmɜːdərəs]

adj

1. (Law) intending, capable of, or guilty of murder

2. Informal very dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant a murderous road

murderously  adv

murderousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

murderous - characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" homicidal bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"

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murderous

adjective

1. deadly, savage, brutal, destructive, fell (archaic), bloody, devastating, cruel, lethal, withering, ferocious, cut-throat, bloodthirsty, barbarous, internecine, death-dealing, sanguinary This murderous lunatic could kill them all..

2. (Informal) unpleasant, difficult, dangerous, exhausting, sapping, harrowing, strenuous, arduous, hellish (informal), killing (informal) Four games in six days is murderous and most unfair.

Translations

murderous [ˈmɜːdərəs] ADJ

1. (= homicidal) → homicida (fig) → cruel, feroz, sanguinario; [look] → asesino, homicida
I felt murderous (lit, fig) → me vinieron pensamientos homicidas

2. (= terrible) this heat is murderous → este calor es cruel

murderous [ˈmɜː^rdərəs] adj [person, attack] → meurtrier/ière
murder trial n → procès m pour homicide
murder weapon n → arme f du crime

murderous

adj

villain, soldiers etc → mordgierig, blutrünstig; weapon → mörderisch; murderous attack → Mordanschlag m; murderous intent → Mordabsicht f; a murderous type → ein brutaler Typ; there was a murderous look about him → er hatte etwas Brutales an sich; he gave me a murderous look → er erdolchte mich mit Blicken; once he had started on this murderous course → als er erst einmal den Weg der Gewalt eingeschlagen hatte

(inf: = hellish) heat, conditions, traffic → mörderisch (inf)

murderous [ˈmɜːd/ərəs] adj (intentions) → omicida; (look) → assassino/a; (climate, road) → micidiale

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murderous [ˈmɜːd/ərəs] adj (intentions) → omicida; (look) → assassino/a; (climate, road) → micidiale