serial-killingadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪərɪəl ˌkɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsɪriəl ˌkɪlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serial adj., killing adj.

Etymology: < serial adj. + killing adj., after serial killer n. Compare earlier serial killing n.

Designating a serial killer; relating to serial killing.

ΚΠ

1990 Entertainm. Weekly 28 Dec. 70/1 A serial-killing investment banker who skins women alive.

2000 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 27 Sept. Christian Bale..caused controversy in America with his role as a serial killing Wall Street trader in American Psycho.

2008 Private Eye 26 Dec. 5/3 Where has Lewis been during the serial-killing mayhem of the past fortnight?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serial-killing
释义	serial-killingadj. Brit. /ˈsɪərɪəl ˌkɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsɪriəl ˌkɪlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serial adj., killing adj. Etymology: < serial adj. + killing adj., after serial killer n. Compare earlier serial killing n. Designating a serial killer; relating to serial killing. ΚΠ 1990 Entertainm. Weekly 28 Dec. 70/1 A serial-killing investment banker who skins women alive. 2000 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 27 Sept. Christian Bale..caused controversy in America with his role as a serial killing Wall Street trader in American Psycho. 2008 Private Eye 26 Dec. 5/3 Where has Lewis been during the serial-killing mayhem of the past fortnight? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1990
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