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murderous
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murderous
(adjective)
murderous
/
ˈ
mɚdərəs/
adjective
murderous
/
ˈ
mɚdərəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MURDEROUS
[
more murderous; most murderous
]
1
:
very violent or deadly
murderous
machine-gun fire
a
murderous
dictator/attack
a
murderous
regime
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a
:
very angry
a
murderous
glance
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b
:
very harsh or severe
I can't stand this
murderous
heat.
The lead runner set a
murderous
pace.
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— murderously
adverb
a
murderously
intolerant regime
murderously
hot weather
a
murderously
angry glance
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