murderous

murderous is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault.
2. adjective. characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

   "a homicidal rage"

   "murderous thugs"

   Synonyms: homicidal

Synonyms

homicidal

Common word forms

murderously, murderousness

Words from these letters

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