| 单词 | murderous |
| 释义 | murderous (once / 1046 pages) adj A person who's murderous is cruel and violent enough to kill someone. If you are experiencing a murderous rage, it's best to stay inside and away from the public. A murderer, someone who kills deliberately, can be described as murderous. You can also use this adjective in an exaggerated way, simply to emphasize how mad someone is, like when you describe your brother's murderous expression when he realizes you've eaten the last of his Halloween candy. Murderous comes from murder, which in turn has its roots in the Old English morðor, "unlawful killing." WORD FAMILYmurderous: murderously, murderousness+/murder: murdered, murderer, murdering, murderous, murders/murderer: murderers USAGE EXAMPLESHitman rewards the imaginative, and the imaginatively murderous. The New Yorker(Dec 24, 2016) It remains unclear why Amri, 24, embarked on a 1,000-mile journey from Germany to Italy in the days after the murderous truck attack. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) She lost her husband to a murderous gang of Muslims when she was 24. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) adj characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being murderous thugs Syn homicidal bloody having or covered with or accompanied by blood |
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