Mŭr'der-oŭs, a.
a. 1. Guilty of murder; as, the murderous king.
- Consisting in murder; accompanied with murder; bloody; cruel; as, murderous rapine.
- Fond of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, murderous tyranny.
- Premeditating murder; as, murderous intent.
Syn. — Bloody; sanguinary; blood-guilty; blood-thirsty; fell; savage; cruel.