murderously
2
8.2
- adverb
- /ˈmɜrdərəsli/
- NSFW
:
mortalmente
- The man looks at Les murderously.
- glares murderously
Examples
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The day was going to be intolerably hot, murderously hot.
Fiction book (1998) -
Their aim is so murderously accurate they can decapitate three men with one strike.
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"Be quiet and your do work properly," she told her son, her voice murderously low.
Fiction book (1994) -
Simple principle, but murderously difficult to perfect.
Fiction book (2001) -
Is it nonsense that I cannot ride in my own domain without being murderously attacked?
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Hot, murderously hot.
Fiction book (2001) -
Slowly and murderously, the blubber-tub advanced on the motionless lizard.
Fiction book (2000) -
Mantel smiles murderously.
Fiction book (1997) -
Daniel remembered how angry he'd felt—murderously so—watching his mother embrace his brother and cover his face with kisses.
Fiction book (1990) -
The thief looked murderously at the guard who tried to stop him.
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
107
3.5
In a way that uses strong physical force or sudden intense action
34
5.7
In a cruel and violent way
22
6.7
In a very violent and cruel way
16
3.0
In a way that hurts people on purpose
2
6.8
In a way that can cause death
1
7.5
In a violent way that causes a lot of bleeding and injury
1
8.4
In a calm, cruel way without feeling sorry
1
9.8
In a very violent way that could kill someone
1
7.5
In a cruel and violent way that shows no kindness
In a violent way that causes many people to be hurt or killed
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Murderously comes from the noun murder, which means 'the killing of a person', and the ending -ly makes it describe how something is done. So to act murderously is to behave 'as if you want to kill' or in a very violent, deadly way.