homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhä-mə-ˈsī-dᵊl 
ˌhō-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
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Examples of homicidal in a Sentence
court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a sociopath with homicidal tendencies who is a danger to himself and others
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After a heated argument with her mother, Pearl turns homicidal and kills her, along with her father and her new lover.
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Lexi Carson, Variety, 3 July 2024
The polite inmate who lived in a ‘homicidal society’
Through his attorney, Johnson has denied directing the murders alleged in the indictment.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
The Captain America-like Homelander (Antony Starr), ostensibly a beloved national hero, is a homicidal maniac who at one point causes an airliner full of civilians to plunge to their deaths.
—David Faris, theweek, 26 June 2024
Bud is going homicidal bananas, Irena is dying of lymphoma (hey!
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
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Lexi Carson, Variety, 3 July 2024
The polite inmate who lived in a ‘homicidal society’
Through his attorney, Johnson has denied directing the murders alleged in the indictment.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
The Captain America-like Homelander (Antony Starr), ostensibly a beloved national hero, is a homicidal maniac who at one point causes an airliner full of civilians to plunge to their deaths.
—David Faris, theweek, 26 June 2024
Bud is going homicidal bananas, Irena is dying of lymphoma (hey!
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for homicidal
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“Homicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homicidal. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhäm-ə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
ˌhō-mə-
: of, relating to, or having tendencies toward the killing of another person : murderous
Medical Definition
homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhäm-ə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
ˌhō-mə-
ˌhō-mə-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
Legal Definition
homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·ci·dal
ˌhä-mə-ˈsīd-ᵊl, ˌhō-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
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