murderous

== English == === Etymology === From murder +‎ -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/, /ˈmɜːdɹəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɝdəɹəs/, /ˈmɝdɹəs/ Homophone: murderess (one pronunciation) Hyphenation: mur‧der‧ous === Adjective === murderous (comparative more murderous, superlative most murderous) Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers. Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal. Synonym: (obsolete) assassinous Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal. Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous (by extension) Very difficult. Synonyms: killing; see also Thesaurus:difficult Antonyms: see Thesaurus:easy ==== Alternative forms ==== murtherous (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== murderously murderousness nonmurderous unmurderous ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia