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It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes.
Alva Myrdal

Meaning of "murderous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MURDEROUS

murderous  [ˈmɜːdərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MURDEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Murderous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MURDEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of murderous in the English dictionary

The definition of murderous in the dictionary is intending, capable of, or guilty of murder. Other definition of murderous is very dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MURDEROUS


chunderous
ˈtʃʌndərəs
cinderous
ˈsɪndərəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
founderous
ˈfaʊndərəs
glanderous
ˈɡlændərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
inodorous
ɪnˈəʊdərəs
malodorous
mælˈəʊdərəs
murderess
ˈmɜːdərəs
nidorous
ˈnaɪdərəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
odorous
ˈəʊdərəs
Pandarus
ˈpændərəs
panderous
ˈpændərəs
plunderous
ˈplʌndərəs
ponderous
ˈpɒndərəs
slanderous
ˈslɑːndərəs
sudorous
ˈsjuːdərəs
thunderous
ˈθʌndərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MURDEROUS

murdabad
murder
murder case
murder hunt
murder mystery
Murder Squad
murder trial
murder weapon
murderabilia
murderball
murderee
murderer
murderess
murderously
murderousness
Murdoch
mure
murein
murex
murgeon

WORDS THAT END LIKE MURDEROUS

adulterous
boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
glamourous
lecherous
metalliferous
noncancerous
obstreperous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
sorcerous
splendiferous
treacherous
tuberous

Synonyms and antonyms of murderous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MURDEROUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «murderous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of murderous

Translation of «murderous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MURDEROUS

Find out the translation of murderous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of murderous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «murderous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杀人的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homicida
570 millions of speakers

English

murderous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जानलेवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القاتل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убийственной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homicida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

meurtrier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembunuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blutrünstig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

殺人をしかねない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살인을 할 듯한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mateni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giết người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொலைகார
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खुनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölüm saçan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omicida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

morderczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вбивчою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ucigașă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δολοφονική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moordende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

morderisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of murderous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MURDEROUS»

The term «murderous» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MURDEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «murderous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «murderous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about murderous

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10 QUOTES WITH «MURDEROUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word murderous.
1
Edward Abbey
Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.
2
Jean Baudrillard
To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a murderous future. It is to circle around the other like a dead star and absorb him into a black light.
3
Jan Brewer
We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of drug cartels. We cannot stand idly by as drop houses, kidnappings and violence compromise our quality of life.
4
Jim Broadbent
It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you.
5
Barbara Ehrenreich
Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
6
Oriana Fallaci
Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
7
Michael Ignatieff
Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis.
8
Michio Kaku
No one knows when a robot will approach human intelligence, but I suspect it will be late in the 21st century. Will they be dangerous? Possibly. So I suggest we put a chip in their brain to shut them off if they have murderous thoughts.
9
Kim Ki-duk
A person's current personality of love, hatred, jealousy, rage or a murderous intent and so on is formed upon genetic elements, education, the environment and a family a person grows in.
10
Alva Myrdal
It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MURDEROUS»

Discover the use of murderous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to murderous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories
Thirty-two classic crime stories are arranged according to eight common plots of detective fiction
Donald E. Westlake, J. Madison Davis, 1998
2
Hitchcock, Second Edition: The Murderous Gaze
Written in an engaging style that is philosophically sophisticated yet free of jargon, and using over nine hundred images from the films to illustrate and back up its critical claims, the book follows six different Hitchcock films as they ...
William Rothman, 2012
3
Murderous Medicine: Nazi Doctors, Human Experimentation, and ...
"This important study explores the role of the International Red Cross in typhus epidemics during and after World War I and World War II. It details the widespread complicity of foreign companies in the Nazi typhus research.
Naomi Baumslag, 2005
4
Murderous Science: Elimination by Scientific Selection of ...
In this new, expanded edition of the English translation of his compelling book Tödliche Wissenschaft,the distinguished German geneticist Benno Müller-Hill documents the long-suppressed collusion of eugenics and racist politics which ...
Benno Müller-Hill, 1998
5
A Murderous Procession
Ordered to safeguard the daughter of Henry II while en route to her wedding, wisewoman Adelia Aguilar teams up with Rowley to identify a killer who is targeting members of the wedding procession.
Ariana Franklin, 2011
6
A Murderous Thirst: Death Comes to the Adirondacks
To start her life anew, burned-out crime reporter Tyler Scott returns to Lake Clare, her hometown nestled in the Adirondack Mountains.
Aileen Vincent-Barwood, 2007
7
Murderous Intentions
Julie has a near-death experience during the last stages of her first pregnancy.
Patricia Hiser, 2008
8
Bad Boy from Rosebud: The Murderous Life of Kenneth Allen McDuff
Publisher Fact Sheet A chilling account of a serial killer whose cruel & tortuous murders while on parole from the Broomstick Murders changed the third largest criminal justice system in the United States.
Gary M. Lavergne, 1999
9
The Murderous Paradise: German Nationalism and the Holocaust
By tracking these ideas back through their various sources, James places the Holocaust squarely within its historical and cultural context.
Pierre James, 2001
10
ETHICS of ONE: Against Murderous Morality
And as if to make matters worse, this author states that, all of this is carried out with our approval, because as he fuether points out, most of us refuse to be responsible and accountable for our acts and that we do not respect the ...
Jean Ovide Bourdeau, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MURDEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term murderous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
American Horror Story: Hotel – Lily Rabe in Murderous Talks
Around here at DCHQ we were wondering just how come Lily Rabe wasn't returning for the latest season of “American Horror Story,” and then, ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
2
NYT on ISIS: Downside, Murderous Thugs. Upside, Honest …
The New York Times has never met a thugocracy opposed to American and Western civilization it didn't want to find at least one thing good ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
3
RICHARD ORD: Do my wife and rabbit share murderous thoughts?
There's no pleasing some. We booked our summer holidays and he gets his own room, on full-board, with all expenses paid, for two weeks, ... «Shields Gazette, Jul 15»
4
WATCH: Murderous Mayhem In New Trailer For 'Fargo' Season 2
WATCH: Murderous Mayhem In New Trailer For 'Fargo' Season 2. By BRENT FURDYK 7/21/2015 at 4:15 PM ET. Share ... «ETCanada.com, Jul 15»
5
'Ruthless!' Off Broadway Review: A Murderous Musical Mash-Up
In brief, writer-director Joel Paley's giddy story and lyrics regards Tina, a murderous little tyke “Born to Entertain” (as her opening song ... «newjerseynewsroom.com, Jul 15»
6
Walker Blisters Obama Over Normalizing Relations With Murderous
Governor. Scott Walker (R-WI) issued a blistering statement today in response to President Obama's restoration of full diplomatic ties with the ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
7
Obama to Tackle Threat of Murderous Senior Citizens w/Guns
Forget all those gang members shooting each other in Chicago. They're Democrats. It's time to go after the real threat. Senior citizens with guns ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Dark comedy looks at females' murderous urges
The dark comedy is based on the novel The Murderous Urges of Ordinary Women by US author Lois Melzer, which Field spotted in a ... «Inside Film, Jul 15»
9
ISIS bans beheading videos - because they're bad for murderous
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has banned beheading videos – because he thinks they are bad for the terror group's image. He has sent a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
John Lennon first played guitar to Agatha Christie's murderous
'On this very spot,' exclaimed my guide. We were in the old boathouse that looked out onto the River Dart in Devon. At this point of the tour the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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