slaughterous

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adjective

prone to slaughtering

Similar
gorysanguinarysanguineousbutcherlybloody
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English slaughter →
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Meanings

adjectiveslaughterous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableprone to slaughtering
  2. not comparablehaving characteristics of a slaughter

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveaccompanied by bloodshed

Similar
gorysanguinarysanguineousbutcherlybloody
Also see
butcherlygorysanguinarysanguineous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishslaughter
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. Englishslaughterous

From slaughter + -ous.

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Translations

Bulgarian убийствен, кръвожаден
  • убийствен (ubijstven)prone to slaughtering
  • кръвожаден (krăvožaden)prone to slaughtering
German mörderisch
  • mörderischprone to slaughtering
Polish morderczy, niszczycielski
  • morderczyprone to slaughtering
  • niszczycielskiprone to slaughtering
Cite this entry
APA

slaughterous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughterous

MLA

“slaughterous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughterous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slaughterous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughterous.

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