- murderously
- adverb see murderous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
murderously
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murderously — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)dərəsli[/t]] ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v You use murderously to indicate that something is extremely unpleasant or threatening. Beauchamp glared at her murderously, then held out the letter and dropped it … English dictionary
murderously — adverb In a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily. They decided to stop arguing over which spelling was correct after she began glaring murderously at each person who participated … Wiktionary
murderously — murderous ► ADJECTIVE 1) capable of, intending, or involving murder or extreme violence. 2) informal extremely arduous or unpleasant. DERIVATIVES murderously adverb murderousness noun … English terms dictionary
murderously — adverb 1. as if bent on murder the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously • Derived from adjective: ↑murderous 2. in a murderous frenzy rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones • Syn: ↑amok,… … Useful english dictionary
Murderously — Murderous Mur der*ous, a. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
murderously — See murderous. * * * … Universalium
murderously — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cruelly, viciously, wickedly; see brutally … English dictionary for students
murderously — mÉœrdrÉ™slɪ / mÉœËd adv. in a murderous rage; in a murderous way; in an extremely unpleasant or troublesome manner (Colloquial) … English contemporary dictionary
murderously — mur·der·ous·ly … English syllables
murderously — See: murderous … English dictionary
