Mŭr'der-oŭs, a.

adjective

a. 1. Guilty of murder; as, the murderous king.

  1. Consisting in murder; accompanied with murder; bloody; cruel; as, murderous rapine.
  2. Fond of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, murderous tyranny.
  3. Premeditating murder; as, murderous intent.

Syn. — Bloody; sanguinary; blood-guilty; blood-thirsty; fell; savage; cruel.