assassinativeadj.

Brit.

/əˈsasᵻnətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assassinate v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < assassinate v. + -ive suffix.

Having, showing, or characterized by a desire to assassinate; murderously inclined, bloodthirsty. Also figurative.

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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

1841 G. Darley Ethelstan i. iv. 18 Ha! what church-breaker art thou? Come forth, assassinative shape!

1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 485 Assassinative truculent-flunkey head in steeple-hat worn brown.

1886 Atlantic (Iowa) Daily Tel. 28 May 2/1 It [sc. the Apache moccasin] is a wonderful protection from the assassinative stabs of countless desert daggers.

1968 Polit. Sci. Q. 83 55 The assassinative emotions generated were in part derived from the dread of partition.

1993 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Feb. 2 But this was the piece of ‘meaningless pap’ that drove Andrew Clements into assassinative mood.

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

单词	assassinative
释义	assassinativeadj. Brit. /əˈsasᵻnətɪv/, U.S. /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: assassinate v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < assassinate v. + -ive suffix. Having, showing, or characterized by a desire to assassinate; murderously inclined, bloodthirsty. Also figurative. 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 1841 G. Darley Ethelstan i. iv. 18 Ha! what church-breaker art thou? Come forth, assassinative shape! 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 485 Assassinative truculent-flunkey head in steeple-hat worn brown. 1886 Atlantic (Iowa) Daily Tel. 28 May 2/1 It [sc. the Apache moccasin] is a wonderful protection from the assassinative stabs of countless desert daggers. 1968 Polit. Sci. Q. 83 55 The assassinative emotions generated were in part derived from the dread of partition. 1993 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Feb. 2 But this was the piece of ‘meaningless pap’ that drove Andrew Clements into assassinative mood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1841
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