murderous

1. 1.

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

   “a homicidal rage”

   “murderous thugs”

   Synonymshomicidal

   Similarbloody

Questions about murderous

What does murderous mean?

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

How many syllables are in murderous?

murderous has 3 syllables: mur-de-rous. The stress falls on "mur". In IPA it is /ˈmɝdɚəs/.

What is another word for murderous?

Close synonyms include homicidal. 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.

Is murderous a common word?

murderous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.