homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhä-mə-ˈsī-dᵊl 
ˌhō-
ˌhō-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
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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This is presumably a reference to Perkins' status as a closeted gay man, something Hitchcock likely knew, and not because Perkins had homicidal tendencies.
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Chicken collaborates with Roz, Hothead’s older friend, to coax her out of homicidal rampages, to give her hugs, and to tell her to go to sleep.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The marshals got out of their vehicle as the suspect walked down the street and called the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center to report having homicidal and suicidal thoughts.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Chicken collaborates with Roz, Hothead’s older friend, to coax her out of homicidal rampages, to give her hugs, and to tell her to go to sleep.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The marshals got out of their vehicle as the suspect walked down the street and called the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center to report having homicidal and suicidal thoughts.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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 10 Oct. 2025.
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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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