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[ hom-uh-sahyd-l, hoh-muh- ] / ˌhɒm əˈsaɪd l, ˌhoʊ mə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR homicidal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating to homicide. having a tendency to commit homicide. Origin of homicidalFirst recorded in 1715–25; homicide + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM homicidalhom·i·cid·al·ly, adverbun·hom·i·cid·al, adjectiveWords nearby homicidalhomeware, Homewood, homework, homeworker, homey, homicidal, homicide, homicide bomber, homie, homiletic, homiletics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for homicidalIt would almost be less disturbing if he was showing some kind of sign he was a homicidal maniac. Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours|Michael Daly|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST And, in a gratuitous show of homicidal prowess, Moses kills two assassins he meets while wandering in the desert of Sinai. Meet Moses the Swashbuckling Israelite|James Romm|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The problem starts in that instant of electric mistrust when the cop reaches for his gun, or employs a homicidal chokehold. The Only Way to End Police Violence|Michael Tomasky|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The slasher film series Friday the 13th is well known for its homicidal tendencies. How to Save Silent Movies: Inside New Jersey’s Cinema Paradiso|Rich Goldstein|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Homicidal twins, physical therapy, and an obsessive mineral collection later, that's exactly what happened. The Daily Beast Staff Picks Their Favorite ‘Breaking Bad’ Moments (VIDEO)|The Daily Beast|September 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Never did that homicidal phrase escape my pen; never did my heart conceive the frightful thought. What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon Epileptics sometimes show a homicidal tendency, but it is doubtful that vasectomy would help them. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley Giacinto was much the younger and just now impelled by a homicidal vertigo. The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin|Emilia Pardo Bazn It is said that they are all escaped lunatics with homicidal tendencies. Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster Was it his duty to take upon himself the charge of a woman who was after all but a homicidal maniac?
British Dictionary definitions for homicidal
adjectiveof, involving, or characterized by homicide likely to commit homicidea homicidal maniac Derived forms of homicidalhomicidally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to homicidalviolent, bloodthirsty, maniacal, deadly, lethal, slaughterous |