murderously
In a murderous mannerIn a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily.
» It's murderously hot today.
Es ist heute eine Mordshitze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Сегодня убийственно жарко. — shanghainese
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2 sensesIn a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily.
They decided to stop arguing over which spelling was correct after she began glaring murderously at each person who participated.
Intensely
It's a murderously difficult piece to perform.
- as if bent on murder
- in a murderous frenzy
Examples
1 sentencesIt's murderously hot today.
ruСегодня убийственно жарко. — shanghainese
deEs ist heute eine Mordshitze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
more murderously, most murderously| Comparative | more murderously Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most murderously |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- in a murderous frenzy:amokamuck
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.