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English Dictionary: murderously by the DICT Development Group
2 results for murderously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
murderously
adv
  1. as if bent on murder; "the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously"
  2. in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"
    Synonym(s): amok, amuck, murderously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Murderous \Mur"der*ous\, 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"der*ous*ly}, adv.
  
      Syn: Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell;
               savage; cruel.
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