homicidal
/hˌɑməsˈaɪdəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.73 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to homicide.
adj
Having an inclination to commit homicide.
Example Sentences
- "The current editor-in-chief, Stagyar-zil-Doggo, was a dangerously unbalanced man who took a homicidal view of contributing staff turning up in his office without pages of fresh, proofed copy, […]"
- "An apparent deterioration in productivity during the twentieth century [in the northern Horn] has undoubtedly been linked with the enormous increase in human population brought about by a combination of improved medical facilities and the discouragement of homicidal activities."
Etymology
From homicide + -al.
Inflected Forms
more homicidal (comparative)
most homicidal (superlative)