murderous
/ˈmɝdəɹəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
adj
Very difficult.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Every time I heard the bell strike, that denotes the time on board a ship, I full of terror counted the hours until four o'clock; feeling sure that when that hour came, my enemies would begin their murderous attack."
- "While Harley had been in no way responsible for Pelton's murderous attack upon Yesler, public opinion held him to account."
- "[O]ne minute this "Jihadi John" was struggling to get by, and get accepted, in drizzly England, unemployed with a mortgage to pay and a chip on his shoulder, and the next he stands in brilliant Levantine sunlight, where everything is clear and etched, at the vanguard of some Sunni Risorgimento intent on subjecting the world to its murderous brand of Wahhabi Islam."
- "murderous behaviour"
- "She gave me a murderous look."
Etymology
From murder + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɝdəɹəs/
- British English: /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/