murderously

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adverb

In a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily.

“It's a murderously difficult piece to perform.”

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Meanings

adverbmurderously (comparative more murderously, superlative most murderously)

comparative more murderously · superlative most murderously

  1. 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.

  2. Intensely

    It's a murderously difficult piece to perform.

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    That we inhabit a country in which, for all its murderously real problems, this is a feasible vision is a great privilege.

    1986, Samuel R. Delany, Joseph Beam, “The Possibility of Possibilities”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 208

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a murderous frenzy

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APA

murderously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderously

MLA

“murderously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderously. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “murderously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murderously.

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