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 would, much later, require extended hospitalizations because of suicidal and homicidal thoughts.

From No Straight News

He himself preferred blondes, a propensity he shared with many non-homicidal peers.

From Washington Post

The other side sees men with badges and warrants as reckless, invasive, even homicidal.

From Time

Banks allegedly “made statements that he is homicidal and suicidal” at the scene.

From The Daily Beast

It would almost be less disturbing if he was showing some kind of sign he was a homicidal maniac.

From The Daily Beast

And, in a gratuitous show of homicidal prowess, Moses kills two assassins he meets while wandering in the desert of Sinai.

From The Daily Beast

The problem starts in that instant of electric mistrust when the cop reaches for his gun, or employs a homicidal chokehold.

From The Daily Beast

The slasher film series Friday the 13th is well known for its homicidal tendencies.

From The Daily Beast

Even with Smiggles, I am not close to certain that Lanza was indeed a kind of homicidal pedophile.

From The Daily Beast

I regard Lucrezia Borgia as a homicidal maniac, and Torquemada as a religious maniac.

From Project Gutenberg

Delusions of persecution are not unusual, and this sometimes leads to homicidal tendencies.

From Project Gutenberg

If so, we must look out for squalls, for a strong man with homicidal and religious mania at once might be dangerous.

From Project Gutenberg

Isabel Joy stopped for a second, gave him a glance far more homicidal than his own, and resumed her discourse.

From Project Gutenberg

Given such a pretext, most crowds will display their homicidal tendencies quite openly.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bloodthirsty
• maniacal
• violent