murderous B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɝdəɹəs/ UK /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #13967 Meanings 1 adj Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers. Aſſaſſinat: m. A murther, or murtherous act committed for gaine, or in hope of a revvard; alſo, a ſuddaine aſſault, made of ſet purpoſe, and vvith a murtherous intent, although th' aſſaulted be not killed. 2 adj Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal. Murderous behaviour. 3 adj Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal. The rapid ſquadrons ſwift as thought engage, / And ſeek the hoſtile troops who ſhun their rage, / 'Midſt the thick clouds which ſmoak and duſt afford / With dreadful luſtre gleams the murderous ſword; […]. 4 adj Very difficult. A murderous exam. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · of a person: intending or... assassinous 4 adj · very difficult. arduouschallengingdifficulteffortfulhardkillingnastyrocky Word family Derived forms murderouslymurderousnessnonmurderousunmurderous Related forms murdermurderermurderessmurderingmurderinglynonmurdernonmurdererunmurderunmurdered Etymology From murder + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality). Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # murderous **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɝdəɹəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 13967 ## Meanings 1. Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers. 2. Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal. 3. Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal. 4. Very difficult. ## Examples - Aſſaſſinat: m. A murther, or murtherous act committed for gaine, or in hope of a revvard; alſo, a ſuddaine aſſault, made of ſet purpoſe, and vvith a murtherous intent, although th' aſſaulted be not killed. - Murderous behaviour. - The rapid ſquadrons ſwift as thought engage, / And ſeek the hoſtile troops who ſhun their rage, / 'Midſt the thick clouds which ſmoak and duſt afford / With dreadful luſtre gleams the murderous ſword; […]. - A murderous exam. ## Derived Forms - murderously - murderousness - nonmurderous - unmurderous ## Related Forms - murder - murderer - murderess - murdering - murderingly - nonmurder - nonmurderer - unmurder - unmurdered ## Etymology From murder + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown