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murderously

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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.
murder·ous·ly adv.
murder·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.murderously - as if bent on murder; "the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously"
2.murderously - in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"
amok, amuck
Translations
murderously [ˈmɜːdərəslɪ] ADV
1. [glare] → de manera asesina
2. (= terribly) → terriblemente
the bags were murderously heavy → las bolsas pesaban terriblemente or de forma matadora
murderously
adv → mordgierig, blutdürstig; (fig) → mörderisch; a murderously cunning trap → eine teuflische Falle


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" Kelly asked, and as he went on he looked murderously about him--"unless one of us peaches.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
Every day he hanged a man, impaled one, cut off the ears of another; and all with so little provocation, or so entirely without any, that the Turks acknowledged he did it merely for the sake of doing it, and because he was by nature murderously disposed towards the whole human race.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
The temple was gone, and the idols were gone--and in their place the figures of dark, dwarfish men lurked murderously among the trees, with bows in their hands, and arrows fitted to the string.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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