murderous

adjective

mur·der·ous | \ ˈmər-d(ə-)rəs

Definition of murderous

1a : having the purpose or capability of murder

b : characterized by or causing murder or bloodshed

2 : having the ability or power to overwhelm : devastating murderous heat

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I can't stand this murderous heat. The lead runner set a murderous pace.

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Who brings their new, slightly murderous significant other home to meet their family and doesn’t prepare for conflict? — Sarah Morse, Glamour, "Jon Snow's Biggest Mistakes on Game of Thrones," 30 Apr. 2019 Lastly, Saturday night, after yet another tragic day in America, with a murderous shooting in a California synagogue, the president once again vilified the fourth estate. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "The Week in Washington: “We’re Fighting All the Subpoenas!”," 28 Apr. 2019 Thus, his casting in the Epix series as a murderous thug breaking into movie-producing (insert Hollywood joke here) caught some off-guard – including O'Dowd himself. — Michael Ordona, latimes.com, "A manipulator, a thug and a killer, yes, but Chris O’Dowd in 'Get Shorty' is kind of lovable too," 17 May 2018 Defining immigrants as violent gangs or murderous thugs? — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "'Race Realism': How Steve Bannon, Cambridge Analytica modernized white supremacy to elect Trump | Will Bunch," 22 Mar. 2018 Americans would do well to ignore this toxic habit of political blame for murderous acts by the racist, anti-Semitic or mentally disturbed. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Oldest Hatred," 28 Oct. 2018 For unlike threats of old, mutually assured destruction is no deterrent, for the murderous martyr the more the merrier. — Greg Gutfeld, Fox News, "Gutfeld on the 17th anniversary of 9/11," 12 Sep. 2018 Rodman was lambasted for these trips in the past, accused of being used as a tool for a murderous dictator. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "The case of the curiously compelling Dennis Rodman-Chris Cuomo interview," 12 June 2018 Ratched will provide an origin story for Nurse Ratched, the murderous nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," 15 Jan. 2019

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