homicidal vs murderous what difference

what is difference between homicidal and murderous

English

Etymology

homicide +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪdəl

Adjective

homicidal (comparative more homicidal, superlative most homicidal)

1. Of or pertaining to homicide.

Translations

English

Etymology

From murder +‎ -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/, /ˈmɜːdɹəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɝdəɹəs/, /ˈmɝdɹəs/
• Homophone: murderess (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: mur‧der‧ous

Adjective

murderous (comparative more murderous, superlative most murderous)

1. Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
2. Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

   Synonym: (obsolete) assassinous

   Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
3. (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.

   Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
4. (by extension) Very difficult.

   Synonyms: killing; see also Thesaurus:difficult

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:easy

Alternative forms

• murtherous (obsolete)

Derived terms

• murderously
• murderousness
• nonmurderous
• unmurderous

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References

Further reading

• murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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