Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: murderous
IPA transcription: [m'ɝdɚəs]
Pronunciations of murderous
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: homicidal, murderous
    Meaning: characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs"
Usage examples
  • they forgot their murderous errand.
  • He had been one of the leaders against the murderous bands of Indians.
  • John," she said, turning appealingly to her young husband, who sat sullen and unmoved, "tell him you meant no such murderous test.
  • At the entrance to the tube, in the gloom of that murderous alley, sits the Spider, who looks at us and betrays no great excitement at our presence.
  • However, from that moment a deeper mood of brooding malice occupied my spirit. Indeed the humour of us all was one of dangerous, even murderous, fierceness.
  • Everybody around him was being robbed by the grotesque and murderous bands that played their game of governments and revolutions after the death of Guzman Bento.
  • He would never let the other dogs fight, and he himself never fought unless circumstances imperatively demanded it; but he was a murderous animal when he did fight.
  • No one can judge of my feelings on seeing this mournful spectacle; and what greatly added to my distress, was the fact that he had fallen by the murderous hand of his brother!
  • And she was afraid, with a shuddering horror, of the merciless, crimson-stained hands that would touch her, of the smiling, cruel mouth that would be pressed on hers, and of the murderous light shining in his fierce eyes.
  • Hate, too, expends itself without restraint. Revenge and murderous wishes toward those standing closest to the dreamer are not unusual, toward those best beloved in daily life, toward parents, brothers and sisters, toward one's spouse and one's own children.
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