Meanings
comparative more killographic · superlative most killographic
- Featuring graphic depictions of violence, especially of an intensity or form considered excessive and socially harmful.
There's something of the chicken-and-egg debate about killographic video games. Do they produce real-world aggression, or are the games merely mirroring actual violence in our society?
2005 December 23, Chris Noon, “Good News For Probst's EA As Judge Blocks Game Law”, in Forbes
Origin
From kill + -o- + -graphic, on the pattern of pornographic. Coined by the National Institute on Media and the Family in 2003.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
killographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killographic
“killographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killographic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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