homicidal

[ hom-uh-sahyd-l, hoh-muh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to homicide.
2. having a tendency to commit homicide.

Other Words From

• homi·cidal·ly adverb
• unhom·i·cidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of homicidal¹

First recorded in 1715–25; homicide + -al ¹

Example Sentences

He also had solutions: successive acts of legislation that curtailed their rights to employment, education, marriage, etc., and ultimately the creation of a vast government-funded infrastructure of homicidal machinery that led to the extermination of millions of human lives.

From Salon

Bouzereau touches on the primary controversy surrounding “Dressed to Kill,” that “De Palma conflates transness with mental illness and homicidal behavior.”

From Los Angeles Times

The women, the judge said, "were preyed upon and targeted by a white supremacist who was acting upon his homicidal necrophilia".

From BBC

The sheet music for that homicidal ditty dictates that it should be sung in a “Plain Mean” style.

From Slate

Wadsworth presides over the homicidal goings-on like an evil genius, leading the guests on a wild goose chase to solve the mystery of a murder that is only the first of several.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bloodthirsty
• maniacal
• violent