adjective
-
of, involving, or characterized by homicide
-
likely to commit homicide
a homicidal maniac
Other Word Forms
- homicidally adverb
- unhomicidal adjective
Etymology
Origin of homicidal
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Among them are a vengeful sheriff who is convinced of the siblings’ homicidal past and is determined to see them punished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Costello says: "It was foolhardy almost to the point of homicidal to cut them adrift in a force 10 storm."
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025
But it needs to, especially when interpreting characters like Earth Kingdom ruler Bumi, a kindly mad genius realized by Utkarsh Ambudkar as a bitter, homicidal despot.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
Ms. R, an asylum-seeker fleeing her homicidal abuser, reported daily stress-induced migraines, debilitating anxiety, and lack of appetite from constantly trying to obtain an appointment.
From Slate • May 11, 2023
They were red eyre, homicidal, terrific, seeming actually to give out light They were like rubies filled with flame.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
