assassinatingadj.

Brit.

/əˈsasᵻneɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪdɪŋ/

Forms: see assassinate v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assassinate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < assassinate v. + -ing suffix².

That assassinates, intends to assassinate, or is used to assassinate; (more generally) murderous. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

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the world > life > death > killing > man-killing or homicide > murder or assassination > [adjective]

murderous1535

Cainish?1541

murdering1550

murderish1550

Herodian1581

slaughterous1582

death-doing1590

carnal1597

assassinating1609

man-killing?1611

assassinous1623

cut-throat?a1625

Cain-like1656

red-handed1781

assassinative1841

manquelling1916

1609 D. Price Sauls Prohibition Staide sig. D2 Saul his spurre of zeale, proued a sting a piercing, poysoning, enuenoming assacinating sting, by zeale hee persecuted the Church of God.

1646 R. Vines Hearse Renowned Earle of Essex 11 That great God, who hath bound the hands of such assassinating blood-suckers from executing their fury upon you.

1682 London Gaz. No. 1736/3 That Assassinating association.

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 45 Th' assassinating Wife, the Houshold Fiend.

1738 C. Forman tr. L. R. de Saint-Jory Adventures of Malouka 43 An Arrow shot from thy assassinating Eye-lids has just given me a mortal Wound.

1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) IV. xci. 201 The assassinating sword of the Romans.

1826 J. Browning tr. L. Pignotti Hist. Tuscany (new ed.) III. viii. 245 The Prince of Salerno, who had already some time since fled from the assassinating claws of Ferdinand.

1865 National Preacher May 132 Why has the assassinating hand sought the life of Abraham Lincoln?

1920 S. J. Fortescue Looking Back xvi. 359 After many attempts against his life, the assassinating party at last succeeded in its object.

1983 L. Perdue DaVinci Legacy 132 The woman shot Curtis an assassinating glance.

1999 M. McKinney Where there’s Smoke viii. 48 The assassinating sonsabitches who shot our president are getting away with it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	assassinating
释义	assassinatingadj. Brit. /əˈsasᵻneɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪdɪŋ/ Forms: see assassinate v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assassinate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < assassinate v. + -ing suffix². That assassinates, intends to assassinate, or is used to assassinate; (more generally) murderous. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > man-killing or homicide > murder or assassination > [adjective] murderous1535 Cainish?1541 murdering1550 murderish1550 Herodian1581 slaughterous1582 death-doing1590 carnal1597 assassinating1609 man-killing?1611 assassinous1623 cut-throat?a1625 Cain-like1656 red-handed1781 assassinative1841 manquelling1916 1609 D. Price Sauls Prohibition Staide sig. D2 Saul his spurre of zeale, proued a sting a piercing, poysoning, enuenoming assacinating sting, by zeale hee persecuted the Church of God. 1646 R. Vines Hearse Renowned Earle of Essex 11 That great God, who hath bound the hands of such assassinating blood-suckers from executing their fury upon you. 1682 London Gaz. No. 1736/3 That Assassinating association. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 45 Th' assassinating Wife, the Houshold Fiend. 1738 C. Forman tr. L. R. de Saint-Jory Adventures of Malouka 43 An Arrow shot from thy assassinating Eye-lids has just given me a mortal Wound. 1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) IV. xci. 201 The assassinating sword of the Romans. 1826 J. Browning tr. L. Pignotti Hist. Tuscany (new ed.) III. viii. 245 The Prince of Salerno, who had already some time since fled from the assassinating claws of Ferdinand. 1865 National Preacher May 132 Why has the assassinating hand sought the life of Abraham Lincoln? 1920 S. J. Fortescue Looking Back xvi. 359 After many attempts against his life, the assassinating party at last succeeded in its object. 1983 L. Perdue DaVinci Legacy 132 The woman shot Curtis an assassinating glance. 1999 M. McKinney Where there’s Smoke viii. 48 The assassinating sonsabitches who shot our president are getting away with it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1609
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