Definitions for MURDEROUS
ˈmɜr dər əsmur·der·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. homicidal, murderousadjective

   characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

   "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murderousadjective

   Intending, or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty or homicidal.

   murderous behaviour

2. murderousadjective

   Very difficult.

   a murderous exam

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murderousadjective

   Bloody; guilty of murder; addicted to blood.

   Etymology: from murder.

   Upon thy eye-balls murd’rous tyranny
   Sits in grim majesty to fright the world. William Shakespeare.

   Oh murd’rous coxcomb! what should such a fool
   Do with so good a wife? William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Enforc’d to fly
   Thence into Egypt, till the murd’rous king
   Were dead, who sought his life; and missing, fill’d
   With infant blood the streets of Bethlehem. John Milton.

   If she has deform’d this earthly life
   With murd’rous rapine and seditious strife;
   In everlasting darkness must she lie. Matthew Prior.

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1. murderous

   Murderous is an adjective describing something or someone capable of, intending or likely to commit murder. It can also refer to a violent, dangerous, extremely fierce or savage nature or behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murderousadjective

   of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault

How to pronounce MURDEROUS?

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MURDEROUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MURDEROUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of MURDEROUS in a Sentence

1. George W. Bush, Speech to UN General Assembly, September 21, 2004:

   We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.

2. Eddie Chu:

   A murderous state stinks forever. What we did today is to remind the world that we should never forgive the Chinese Communist Party for killing its own people 31 years ago.

3. Donald Tusk:

   We're challenged by the opposite of modernity, which is a barbaric mediaevalism, early mediaevalism, primitive, savage, murderous, that comes from the two sources of militant Islam, europe should support Israel - not pressure Israel, not attack Israel, but support Israel, which is the only real shield that Europe and the Middle East have against extremist Islam, which is surging.

4. Ibrahim Kalin:

   We have seen many times Islamophobic discourse against Islam and Muslims turning into a perverse and murderous ideology. The world must raise its voice against such discourse and must say stop to Islamophobic fascist terrorism.

5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   What happened in Jerusalem goes against the spirit of (the Jewish) people... In every society there are extreme, murderous elements and regrettably it is true even among us but society and the state is judged by how the mainstream and the leadership acts ... we will continue to lead our country against hatred and homophobia.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MURDEROUS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Murderous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=MURDEROUS
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MURDEROUS