Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homicidally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: homi-ci-dal-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a homicidal manner.

adv

For the purpose of committing homicide.

Example Sentences

"Ismay and Heather share a festering secret that poisons more than one relationship in this London household before seeping out and infecting all the neighbors — including the homicidally inclined Marion and her abominable brother, Fowler, who have made a career of preying on the love-starved."
"`[A]senic use was widespread. Not that we have a reliable test for it, it is not much used, homicidally.'"

Etymology

From homicidal + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: homicidal

Inflected Forms

more homicidally (comparative) most homicidally (superlative)

Questions

What does homicidally mean?: In a homicidal manner.
Where does homicidally come from?: From homicidal + -ly.

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