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homicidal

[hom-uh-sahyd-l, hoh-muh-] / ˌhɒm əˈsaɪd l, ˌhoʊ mə- /


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It strikes me as reckless and borderline homicidal, but I have been wrong about Musk before.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

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

While Man-su’s turn is homicidal, Park astutely considers whether his loss of collective support for other workers isn’t an even bigger moral failing.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 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

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