homicidal

1. 1.

   characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

   “a homicidal rage”

   “murderous thugs”

   Synonymsmurderous

   Similarbloody

Questions about homicidal

What does homicidal mean?

homicidal means "characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being".

How many syllables are in homicidal?

homicidal has 4 syllables: ho-mi-ci-dal. The stress falls on "ci". In IPA it is /ˌhɑməˈsaɪdəl/.

What is another word for homicidal?

Close synonyms include murderous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.