homicidal

adjective

ho·​mi·​cid·​al ˌhä-mə-ˈsī-dᵊl How to pronounce homicidal (audio) ˌhō- How to pronounce homicidal (audio)
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
homicidally adverb

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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Its homicidal lovers plainly are as gay as a day in May, yet just closeted enough to pass muster with the Code. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 Everyone’s favorite homicidal doll, M3GAN, is back for another outing, and nobody’s more excited about it than Gerard Johnstone. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 26 June 2025 Over the next few weeks, there will be press releases showing Boyle posing for events in Paris, Rome, London, and other cities that, were a viral outbreak to occur that causes people to fly into homicidal frenzies, would be turned into metropolitan ruins. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025 The Indigenous peoples who survived all this barbarity are now facing the same list of homicidal intolerance. Kevin Giraud, Variety, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for homicidal

Word History

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homicidal was in 1725

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“Homicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homicidal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

homicidal

adjective
ho·​mi·​cid·​al ˌhäm-ə-ˈsīd-ᵊl How to pronounce homicidal (audio)
ˌhō-mə-
: of, relating to, or having tendencies toward the killing of another person : murderous
homicidally adverb

Medical Definition

homicidal

adjective
ho·​mi·​cid·​al ˌhäm-ə-ˈsīd-ᵊl How to pronounce homicidal (audio) ˌhō-mə- How to pronounce homicidal (audio)
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
homicidally adverb

Legal Definition

homicidal

adjective
ho·​mi·​ci·​dal ˌhä-mə-ˈsīd-ᵊl, ˌhō- How to pronounce homicidal (audio)
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide

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