adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to homicide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
homicidal
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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rhymes with -aɪdəl
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CMU ARPABET: HH AA2 M AH0 S AY1 D AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having an inclination to commit homicide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a homicidal rage
- murderous thugs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: murderous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From homicide + -al.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: убийствен (ubijstven) — of or pertaining to homicide
- Ancient Greek: ἀνδροφόνος (androphónos) — of or pertaining to homicide
- Portuguese: homicida — of or pertaining to homicide
- Esperanto: murdema — having an inclination to homicide