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单词 murderousness
释义

murderous

adjective

mur·​der·​ous ˈmər-d(ə-)rəs How to pronounce murderous (audio)
1
a
: having the purpose or capability of murder
b
: characterized by or causing murder or bloodshed
2
: having the ability or power to overwhelm : devastating
murderous heat
murderously adverb
murderousness noun

Synonyms

  • bitter
  • brutal
  • burdensome
  • cruel
  • excruciating
  • grievous
  • grim
  • hard
  • hardhanded
  • harsh
  • heavy
  • inhuman
  • onerous
  • oppressive
  • rough
  • rugged
  • searing
  • severe
  • stiff
  • tough
  • trying
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Example Sentences

I can't stand this murderous heat. The lead runner set a murderous pace.
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Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

murderous

adjective

mur·​der·​ous ˈmər-də-rəs How to pronounce murderous (audio)
1
: intending or capable of causing murder : deadly
a murderous attack
2
: very hard to bear or withstand
murderous heat

murderousness

noun

as in bloodthirstiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bloodthirstiness
  • cruelty
  • savagery
  • bloodlust
  • barbarity
  • sadism
  • heartlessness
  • inhumanity
  • fiendishness
  • ruthlessness
  • cruelness
  • sanguinity
  • savageness
  • mercilessness
  • pitilessness
  • brutality
  • viciousness
  • ferocity
  • inhumanness
  • barbarousness
  • malevolence
  • truculence
  • grimness
  • ferociousness
  • spitefulness
  • wantonness
  • atrocity
  • maliciousness
  • atrociousness
  • unfeelingness
  • sanguineness
  • hard-heartedness
  • hatefulness
  • fierceness
  • malignity
  • meanness
  • oppressiveness
  • harshness
  • despitefulness
  • fellness
  • nastiness
  • cattiness
  • hardhandedness
  • heavy-handedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • warmth
  • tenderness
  • warmheartedness
  • warmness
  • charitableness
  • mercifulness
  • sympathy
  • mercy
  • pity
  • clemency
  • leniency
  • humanity
  • humaneness
  • tenderheartedness
  • compassion
  • kindness
  • kindheartedness
  • benignity
  • good-heartedness
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