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Homicidal

Of or pertaining to homicide

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    Of or pertaining to homicide

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cutthroatnounAn unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.
bloodynoun(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
murderousOf, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.

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murderousOf, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
cutthroatRuthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog.
bloody(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
murderernounA person who commits murder.
manslaughternoun(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
killerCausing death, destruction, or obliteration.
homicidenoun(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
killingThat literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
first-degree(of burns) The least severe damage from a burn, typically involving only damage to the outer layer of skin.
lethalOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
deadlyCausing death; lethal.
maniacnoun(figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
monomaniacFocused on one thing above all others.
maniacsnoun(figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
homicidogenicCausing or leading to homicide.
manslaughterousOf, or pertaining to, manslaughter.
omnicidalof or relating to omnicide
murder-for-hirenounSynonym of contract killing.
muricidalPossessing the muricide instinct; inclined to kill mice.
holocausticOf or relating to a holocaust.

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