Definition of murderous in English:

murderous

adjective ˈməːd(ə)rəsˈmərd(ə)rəs

1Capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent.
行凶杀人的；蓄意谋杀的；凶险的
a brutal and murderous despot
野蛮残忍的暴君。
figurative Mark gave him a murderous look
Example sentencesExamples
- This man is as smoothly eloquent as he is violent, murderous and sexually rampant.
- He was capable of murderous cruelty when angered.
- History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions.
- Selling guns to murderous dictators holds few real qualms for our 'hero'.
- He didn't seem to be anyone dangerous or murderous, to tell the truth.
- As an advocate for hard times and the impending global apocalypse, I'm disappointed whenever a potential murderous despot loses his insane grip on the world.
- There are despotic and murderous regimes all over the world and cultures whose affinity for evil and hatred defies comprehension.
- This new book usefully reminds us why that was, and just how vicious, corrupt and murderous the pre-1949 regime was.
- The longer his thoughts dwelt on the matter, the more murderous they grew.
- As a high-ranking servant of a murderous despot, he lied often.
- A murderous dictator may not be anyone's idea of a great business partner.
- An ex-con takes a job as a ballast driver and encounters a world of dangerous conditions, murderous rivalry and corruption.
- This is a murderous organisation which seeks impossible objectives by the most violent of means.
- He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime.
- Still, the doctor is not convinced, but he does offer his story of a murderous ventriloquist whose dummy seemed more alive, and violent, than he was.
- He is not some murderous criminal to be brutally dealt with, Uncle Charles.
- Set in medieval Japan, Across the Nightingale Floor follows the captivating tale of Takeo, whose village is brutally destroyed by the murderous warlord, Iida Sadamu.
- I can see why that might work in, say, a song about murderous jealousy, but that doesn't seem to be what this song is about.
- Il Tabarro was a subtitled drama about forbidden love and murderous jealousy.
- The country's military dictatorship is a repressive, democracy-crushing, bloodthirsty, murderous bunch of thugs.
Synonyms
homicidal, brutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce, vicious, bloodthirsty, barbarous, barbaric, cruel, inhuman
fatal, lethal, deadly, mortal, killing, death-dealing, bloody
literary fell
archaic sanguinary
1. 1.1 (of an action, event, or plan) involving murder or extreme violence.
  （行动、事件或计划）涉及谋杀的；极端暴力的
  the most vicious and murderous acts of human aggression
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's only when he's confronted with his past that he emerges from the shell and takes action - murderous bloody action.
  In principle one might expect to find that war was a matter of continuous, violent, and mutually murderous activity.
  Only Bart knows that he has a far more murderous motive in mind.
  But this bombing felt different: more vicious, hateful, crude, and murderous.
  Science and technology were applied to the most murderous ends known to humankind.
  He was also, of course, heavily implicated in the brutally murderous system of forced labour without which the entire German war economy would have collapsed.
  She's afraid I'm going to crack and go on a murderous rampage.
  To this day he remains chained, madness close to his mind and murderous intentions deep within the recess of his soul.
  Things actually become worse when Emily befriends an imaginary friend whose erratic behavior eventually turns murderous.
  Well, we certainly will be mentioning the war - with its deceit, greed and murderous barbarity.
  Frank Horrigan pursues every clue, every scrap of evidence as he fights to pin down Leary and foil his murderous plan.
  Not surprisingly, a series of brutal and murderous events left islanders deeply distrustful of outsiders.
  If I ever snap and go on a murderous killing spree, it'll be because of this guy.
  He supports his friend in a tit for tat exchange that turns murderous.
  The boy and his accomplices failed in their murderous conspiracy.
  His support for the most murderous policies of the ruling elite is nothing new.
  Determined to avenge her, Marv pursues a violent, murderous course that takes him to the heart of the city's power structure, and seals his fate.
  He attributed these tendencies and his cruel, murderous history to his abusive childhood.
  In fact, if humanity's past record is a reasonable guide, globalism may represent the single deadliest threat to mankind in our long, murderous history.
  They suffer discrimination, racist abuse, violent assaults and murderous attacks.
2informal Extremely arduous or unpleasant.
〈非正式〉艰巨的，非常艰难（或难受）的
the team had a murderous schedule of four games in ten days
这个队的赛程紧得要命，十天要打四场比赛。
Example sentencesExamples
- The sun's rays were murderous; of course no one around me noticed, they were all so wrapped up in the game.
- After that the schedule turns murderous starting with back-to-back home games with New England and Philadelphia to complete the first half.
- He had jumped out to a quick lead in the first game against Puertas, who was dealing with a minor leg muscle pull sustained in his murderous semi-final against Walker.
- ‘It was a choking, murderous job,’ says one worker.
- Expect the Sonics and Clippers to take a step back amid murderous January schedules.
Synonyms
arduous, gruelling, strenuous, punishing, onerous, back-breaking, crushing, exhausting, taxing, difficult, hard, laborious, rigorous, stressful, formidable, intolerable, unbearable, harrowing
informal killing, hellish
British informal knackering

Derivatives

murderously

adverb ˈməːd(ə)rəsliˈmərd(ə)rəsli

It was murderously cold outside, and if you felt the need to be around your fellow humans nothing beats the mall; you can be together without sharing anything except your location.
Example sentencesExamples
- We are fighting, with one-and-a-half hands tied behind our back, an enemy that's totally, absolutely, viciously, murderously ruthless.
- I guess he must have had to work murderously hard at it during some stage in his life, but his gifts are so obvious and are worn so lightly and are so integrated with his persona that saying he is a ‘natural’ is a ridiculous understatement.
- The murderously obscene verse that he occasionally turned on his rivals and enemies matched the aggression and violence of the time, but it also sprang from the same tormented and inspired source as his own helpless love.
- The youths, laughing until then, turned murderously angry, insulted the women, and brandished their screwdrivers.

murderousness

noun ˈməːd(ə)rəsnəsˈmərd(ə)rəsnəs

Their murderousness is neither greater nor less than that of the invaders with their napalm, machine-guns and high explosives.
Example sentencesExamples
- Our coarseness - our murderousness - as a nation and a culture should inform the way we think about who leads us.
- The movement born then grows with every disclosure of the system's murderousness and uncontrollability - which is to say, its inner nature.
- Human nature is a brew of strange elements, and we do not know yet what particular mix of murderousness and mercy has made us the sole survivors of the once diverse hominid line.
- Is that because you wouldn't play a character with his attributes - repressed rage, class envy, murderousness, homoeroticism, extraordinary sensitivity, aching beauty - ever again?

Definition of murderous in US English:

murderous

adjectiveˈmərd(ə)rəsˈmərd(ə)rəs

1Capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent.
行凶杀人的；蓄意谋杀的；凶险的
a brutal and murderous despot
野蛮残忍的暴君。
her estranged husband was seized with murderous jealousy
与她失和的丈夫嫉妒得要杀她。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is a murderous organisation which seeks impossible objectives by the most violent of means.
- Set in medieval Japan, Across the Nightingale Floor follows the captivating tale of Takeo, whose village is brutally destroyed by the murderous warlord, Iida Sadamu.
- Still, the doctor is not convinced, but he does offer his story of a murderous ventriloquist whose dummy seemed more alive, and violent, than he was.
- He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime.
- The country's military dictatorship is a repressive, democracy-crushing, bloodthirsty, murderous bunch of thugs.
- He was capable of murderous cruelty when angered.
- The longer his thoughts dwelt on the matter, the more murderous they grew.
- There are despotic and murderous regimes all over the world and cultures whose affinity for evil and hatred defies comprehension.
- He didn't seem to be anyone dangerous or murderous, to tell the truth.
- An ex-con takes a job as a ballast driver and encounters a world of dangerous conditions, murderous rivalry and corruption.
- A murderous dictator may not be anyone's idea of a great business partner.
- He is not some murderous criminal to be brutally dealt with, Uncle Charles.
- Il Tabarro was a subtitled drama about forbidden love and murderous jealousy.
- As an advocate for hard times and the impending global apocalypse, I'm disappointed whenever a potential murderous despot loses his insane grip on the world.
- History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions.
- As a high-ranking servant of a murderous despot, he lied often.
- Selling guns to murderous dictators holds few real qualms for our 'hero'.
- This man is as smoothly eloquent as he is violent, murderous and sexually rampant.
- This new book usefully reminds us why that was, and just how vicious, corrupt and murderous the pre-1949 regime was.
- I can see why that might work in, say, a song about murderous jealousy, but that doesn't seem to be what this song is about.
Synonyms
homicidal, brutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce, vicious, bloodthirsty, barbarous, barbaric, cruel, inhuman
1. 1.1 (of an action, event, or plan) involving murder or extreme violence.
  （行动、事件或计划）涉及谋杀的；极端暴力的
  the most vicious and murderous acts of human aggression
  Example sentencesExamples
  He supports his friend in a tit for tat exchange that turns murderous.
  It's only when he's confronted with his past that he emerges from the shell and takes action - murderous bloody action.
  Science and technology were applied to the most murderous ends known to humankind.
  Determined to avenge her, Marv pursues a violent, murderous course that takes him to the heart of the city's power structure, and seals his fate.
  He was also, of course, heavily implicated in the brutally murderous system of forced labour without which the entire German war economy would have collapsed.
  Frank Horrigan pursues every clue, every scrap of evidence as he fights to pin down Leary and foil his murderous plan.
  To this day he remains chained, madness close to his mind and murderous intentions deep within the recess of his soul.
  His support for the most murderous policies of the ruling elite is nothing new.
  If I ever snap and go on a murderous killing spree, it'll be because of this guy.
  In principle one might expect to find that war was a matter of continuous, violent, and mutually murderous activity.
  She's afraid I'm going to crack and go on a murderous rampage.
  He attributed these tendencies and his cruel, murderous history to his abusive childhood.
  Not surprisingly, a series of brutal and murderous events left islanders deeply distrustful of outsiders.
  Well, we certainly will be mentioning the war - with its deceit, greed and murderous barbarity.
  Only Bart knows that he has a far more murderous motive in mind.
  But this bombing felt different: more vicious, hateful, crude, and murderous.
  Things actually become worse when Emily befriends an imaginary friend whose erratic behavior eventually turns murderous.
  In fact, if humanity's past record is a reasonable guide, globalism may represent the single deadliest threat to mankind in our long, murderous history.
  The boy and his accomplices failed in their murderous conspiracy.
  They suffer discrimination, racist abuse, violent assaults and murderous attacks.
2. 1.2informal Extremely arduous or unpleasant.
  〈非正式〉艰巨的，非常艰难（或难受）的
  the team had a murderous schedule of four games in ten days
  这个队的赛程紧得要命，十天要打四场比赛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Expect the Sonics and Clippers to take a step back amid murderous January schedules.
  ‘It was a choking, murderous job,’ says one worker.
  The sun's rays were murderous; of course no one around me noticed, they were all so wrapped up in the game.
  After that the schedule turns murderous starting with back-to-back home games with New England and Philadelphia to complete the first half.
  He had jumped out to a quick lead in the first game against Puertas, who was dealing with a minor leg muscle pull sustained in his murderous semi-final against Walker.
  Synonyms
  arduous, gruelling, strenuous, punishing, onerous, back-breaking, crushing, exhausting, taxing, difficult, hard, laborious, rigorous, stressful, formidable, intolerable, unbearable, harrowing

单词	murderous
释义	Definition of murderous in English: murderous adjective ˈməːd(ə)rəsˈmərd(ə)rəs 1Capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent. 行凶杀人的；蓄意谋杀的；凶险的 a brutal and murderous despot 野蛮残忍的暴君。 figurative Mark gave him a murderous look Example sentencesExamples This man is as smoothly eloquent as he is violent, murderous and sexually rampant. He was capable of murderous cruelty when angered. History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions. Selling guns to murderous dictators holds few real qualms for our 'hero'. He didn't seem to be anyone dangerous or murderous, to tell the truth. As an advocate for hard times and the impending global apocalypse, I'm disappointed whenever a potential murderous despot loses his insane grip on the world. There are despotic and murderous regimes all over the world and cultures whose affinity for evil and hatred defies comprehension. This new book usefully reminds us why that was, and just how vicious, corrupt and murderous the pre-1949 regime was. The longer his thoughts dwelt on the matter, the more murderous they grew. As a high-ranking servant of a murderous despot, he lied often. A murderous dictator may not be anyone's idea of a great business partner. An ex-con takes a job as a ballast driver and encounters a world of dangerous conditions, murderous rivalry and corruption. This is a murderous organisation which seeks impossible objectives by the most violent of means. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. Still, the doctor is not convinced, but he does offer his story of a murderous ventriloquist whose dummy seemed more alive, and violent, than he was. He is not some murderous criminal to be brutally dealt with, Uncle Charles. Set in medieval Japan, Across the Nightingale Floor follows the captivating tale of Takeo, whose village is brutally destroyed by the murderous warlord, Iida Sadamu. I can see why that might work in, say, a song about murderous jealousy, but that doesn't seem to be what this song is about. Il Tabarro was a subtitled drama about forbidden love and murderous jealousy. The country's military dictatorship is a repressive, democracy-crushing, bloodthirsty, murderous bunch of thugs. Synonyms homicidal, brutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce, vicious, bloodthirsty, barbarous, barbaric, cruel, inhuman fatal, lethal, deadly, mortal, killing, death-dealing, bloody literary fell archaic sanguinary 1.1 (of an action, event, or plan) involving murder or extreme violence. （行动、事件或计划）涉及谋杀的；极端暴力的 the most vicious and murderous acts of human aggression Example sentencesExamples It's only when he's confronted with his past that he emerges from the shell and takes action - murderous bloody action. In principle one might expect to find that war was a matter of continuous, violent, and mutually murderous activity. Only Bart knows that he has a far more murderous motive in mind. But this bombing felt different: more vicious, hateful, crude, and murderous. Science and technology were applied to the most murderous ends known to humankind. He was also, of course, heavily implicated in the brutally murderous system of forced labour without which the entire German war economy would have collapsed. She's afraid I'm going to crack and go on a murderous rampage. To this day he remains chained, madness close to his mind and murderous intentions deep within the recess of his soul. Things actually become worse when Emily befriends an imaginary friend whose erratic behavior eventually turns murderous. Well, we certainly will be mentioning the war - with its deceit, greed and murderous barbarity. Frank Horrigan pursues every clue, every scrap of evidence as he fights to pin down Leary and foil his murderous plan. Not surprisingly, a series of brutal and murderous events left islanders deeply distrustful of outsiders. If I ever snap and go on a murderous killing spree, it'll be because of this guy. He supports his friend in a tit for tat exchange that turns murderous. The boy and his accomplices failed in their murderous conspiracy. His support for the most murderous policies of the ruling elite is nothing new. Determined to avenge her, Marv pursues a violent, murderous course that takes him to the heart of the city's power structure, and seals his fate. He attributed these tendencies and his cruel, murderous history to his abusive childhood. In fact, if humanity's past record is a reasonable guide, globalism may represent the single deadliest threat to mankind in our long, murderous history. They suffer discrimination, racist abuse, violent assaults and murderous attacks. 2informal Extremely arduous or unpleasant. 〈非正式〉艰巨的，非常艰难（或难受）的 the team had a murderous schedule of four games in ten days 这个队的赛程紧得要命，十天要打四场比赛。 Example sentencesExamples The sun's rays were murderous; of course no one around me noticed, they were all so wrapped up in the game. After that the schedule turns murderous starting with back-to-back home games with New England and Philadelphia to complete the first half. He had jumped out to a quick lead in the first game against Puertas, who was dealing with a minor leg muscle pull sustained in his murderous semi-final against Walker. ‘It was a choking, murderous job,’ says one worker. Expect the Sonics and Clippers to take a step back amid murderous January schedules. Synonyms arduous, gruelling, strenuous, punishing, onerous, back-breaking, crushing, exhausting, taxing, difficult, hard, laborious, rigorous, stressful, formidable, intolerable, unbearable, harrowing informal killing, hellish British informal knackering Derivatives murderously adverb ˈməːd(ə)rəsliˈmərd(ə)rəsli It was murderously cold outside, and if you felt the need to be around your fellow humans nothing beats the mall; you can be together without sharing anything except your location. Example sentencesExamples We are fighting, with one-and-a-half hands tied behind our back, an enemy that's totally, absolutely, viciously, murderously ruthless. I guess he must have had to work murderously hard at it during some stage in his life, but his gifts are so obvious and are worn so lightly and are so integrated with his persona that saying he is a ‘natural’ is a ridiculous understatement. The murderously obscene verse that he occasionally turned on his rivals and enemies matched the aggression and violence of the time, but it also sprang from the same tormented and inspired source as his own helpless love. The youths, laughing until then, turned murderously angry, insulted the women, and brandished their screwdrivers. murderousness noun ˈməːd(ə)rəsnəsˈmərd(ə)rəsnəs Their murderousness is neither greater nor less than that of the invaders with their napalm, machine-guns and high explosives. Example sentencesExamples Our coarseness - our murderousness - as a nation and a culture should inform the way we think about who leads us. The movement born then grows with every disclosure of the system's murderousness and uncontrollability - which is to say, its inner nature. Human nature is a brew of strange elements, and we do not know yet what particular mix of murderousness and mercy has made us the sole survivors of the once diverse hominid line. Is that because you wouldn't play a character with his attributes - repressed rage, class envy, murderousness, homoeroticism, extraordinary sensitivity, aching beauty - ever again? Definition of murderous in US English: murderous adjectiveˈmərd(ə)rəsˈmərd(ə)rəs 1Capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent. 行凶杀人的；蓄意谋杀的；凶险的 a brutal and murderous despot 野蛮残忍的暴君。 her estranged husband was seized with murderous jealousy 与她失和的丈夫嫉妒得要杀她。 Example sentencesExamples This is a murderous organisation which seeks impossible objectives by the most violent of means. Set in medieval Japan, Across the Nightingale Floor follows the captivating tale of Takeo, whose village is brutally destroyed by the murderous warlord, Iida Sadamu. Still, the doctor is not convinced, but he does offer his story of a murderous ventriloquist whose dummy seemed more alive, and violent, than he was. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. The country's military dictatorship is a repressive, democracy-crushing, bloodthirsty, murderous bunch of thugs. He was capable of murderous cruelty when angered. The longer his thoughts dwelt on the matter, the more murderous they grew. There are despotic and murderous regimes all over the world and cultures whose affinity for evil and hatred defies comprehension. He didn't seem to be anyone dangerous or murderous, to tell the truth. An ex-con takes a job as a ballast driver and encounters a world of dangerous conditions, murderous rivalry and corruption. A murderous dictator may not be anyone's idea of a great business partner. He is not some murderous criminal to be brutally dealt with, Uncle Charles. Il Tabarro was a subtitled drama about forbidden love and murderous jealousy. As an advocate for hard times and the impending global apocalypse, I'm disappointed whenever a potential murderous despot loses his insane grip on the world. History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions. As a high-ranking servant of a murderous despot, he lied often. Selling guns to murderous dictators holds few real qualms for our 'hero'. This man is as smoothly eloquent as he is violent, murderous and sexually rampant. This new book usefully reminds us why that was, and just how vicious, corrupt and murderous the pre-1949 regime was. I can see why that might work in, say, a song about murderous jealousy, but that doesn't seem to be what this song is about. Synonyms homicidal, brutal, violent, savage, ferocious, fierce, vicious, bloodthirsty, barbarous, barbaric, cruel, inhuman 1.1 (of an action, event, or plan) involving murder or extreme violence. （行动、事件或计划）涉及谋杀的；极端暴力的 the most vicious and murderous acts of human aggression Example sentencesExamples He supports his friend in a tit for tat exchange that turns murderous. It's only when he's confronted with his past that he emerges from the shell and takes action - murderous bloody action. Science and technology were applied to the most murderous ends known to humankind. Determined to avenge her, Marv pursues a violent, murderous course that takes him to the heart of the city's power structure, and seals his fate. He was also, of course, heavily implicated in the brutally murderous system of forced labour without which the entire German war economy would have collapsed. Frank Horrigan pursues every clue, every scrap of evidence as he fights to pin down Leary and foil his murderous plan. To this day he remains chained, madness close to his mind and murderous intentions deep within the recess of his soul. His support for the most murderous policies of the ruling elite is nothing new. If I ever snap and go on a murderous killing spree, it'll be because of this guy. In principle one might expect to find that war was a matter of continuous, violent, and mutually murderous activity. She's afraid I'm going to crack and go on a murderous rampage. He attributed these tendencies and his cruel, murderous history to his abusive childhood. Not surprisingly, a series of brutal and murderous events left islanders deeply distrustful of outsiders. Well, we certainly will be mentioning the war - with its deceit, greed and murderous barbarity. Only Bart knows that he has a far more murderous motive in mind. But this bombing felt different: more vicious, hateful, crude, and murderous. Things actually become worse when Emily befriends an imaginary friend whose erratic behavior eventually turns murderous. In fact, if humanity's past record is a reasonable guide, globalism may represent the single deadliest threat to mankind in our long, murderous history. The boy and his accomplices failed in their murderous conspiracy. They suffer discrimination, racist abuse, violent assaults and murderous attacks. 1.2informal Extremely arduous or unpleasant. 〈非正式〉艰巨的，非常艰难（或难受）的 the team had a murderous schedule of four games in ten days 这个队的赛程紧得要命，十天要打四场比赛。 Example sentencesExamples Expect the Sonics and Clippers to take a step back amid murderous January schedules. ‘It was a choking, murderous job,’ says one worker. The sun's rays were murderous; of course no one around me noticed, they were all so wrapped up in the game. After that the schedule turns murderous starting with back-to-back home games with New England and Philadelphia to complete the first half. He had jumped out to a quick lead in the first game against Puertas, who was dealing with a minor leg muscle pull sustained in his murderous semi-final against Walker. Synonyms arduous, gruelling, strenuous, punishing, onerous, back-breaking, crushing, exhausting, taxing, difficult, hard, laborious, rigorous, stressful, formidable, intolerable, unbearable, harrowing
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