murderous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for murderous
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bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, hardhanded, harsh, heavy, inhuman, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, searing, severe, stiff, tough, trying
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Dirty feet are also in keeping with Pussycat being a member of rag-tag murderous cult whose members go dumpster diving for food. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "From Manson groupie to Pete Davidson’s reported new girlfriend: Margaret Qualley’s breakout summer," 29 Aug. 2019 The murderous spree may have begun in 2013 with the death of Shawntina Burpo, a 29-year-old mother of three who was killed in a drive-by shooting. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Column: What we learned from the execution of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee: Chicago’s cycle of violence may be unstoppable.," 26 Aug. 2019 Documents show that officials suggested that the Parkland madman be committed a year or so ago, which could have prevented his murderous spree. — Fox News, "Hunt for serial bomber intensifies in Texas," 21 Mar. 2018 Think of it as a campier, more murderous version of HBO's Succession. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "Adam Brody on Dating Fails, Romance, and Why He and Leighton Meester Are 'Big Hand Holders'," 23 Aug. 2019 Leopold’s murderous brutality is highlighted in fiction and non-fiction, in Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Crime of the Congo, and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. — Fortune, "The Cherokee Nation Starts the Process for a Congressional Delegation: raceAhead," 21 Aug. 2019 Tigers Are Not Afraid stars young actress Paola Lara as an orphan named Estrella who joins a gang of kids in an unnamed Mexican town and attempts to evade the murderous attentions of a drug cartel. — Clark Collis, EW.com, "How Tigers Are Not Afraid director made one of Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro's favorite new movies," 20 Aug. 2019 Caligula was overtly and savagely murderous, killing those who displeased him rather than just dragging them on Twitter. — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, "Column: If Elizabeth Warren is ‘Pocahontas,’ then Donald Trump is ‘Caligula,’ the sociopathic tyrant of Rome," 16 Aug. 2019 That love of the everyday has been hijacked by the unrelenting sadness of another murderous shooting spree. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: San Diego State women’s basketball player loses family member in El Paso shooting," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'murderous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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