Meanings
adverb
- murderously
The conjugal companion of Mr Verloc had suddenly become ravingly, murderingly insane.
2007, Geoffrey N. Leech, Mick Short, Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose1 more example
[…] his conclusion was that Luther was murderingly jealous and that he was to be dreaded.
1899, Thomas Jondrie Vivian, Luther Strong: His Wooing and Madness, page 243
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APA
murderingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderingly
MLA
“murderingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “murderingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderingly.
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