murderous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: murderous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for murderous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murderous adj characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" Synonym(s): homicidal, murderous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Murderous \Mur"derous\, a. Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous* king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault. [bd]Murderous coward.[b8] --Shak. -- {Mur"derously}, adv. Syn: Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell; savage; cruel.