homicidal, murderous
(adjective) characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being; “a homicidal rage”; “murderous thugs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
murderous (comparative more murderous, superlative most murderous)
Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
Synonym: assassinous (obsolete)
Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
(often, figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
(by extension) Very difficult.
Synonyms: killing, Thesaurus:difficult
Antonym: Thesaurus:easy
Source: Wiktionary
Mur"der*ous, a.
Definition: 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. "Murderous coward." Shak.
– Mur"der*ous*ly, adv.
Syn.
– Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell; savage; cruel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
