as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing
court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a sociopath with homicidal tendencies who is a danger to himself and others
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Araujo was the one with homicidal intent, says Morris, triggered when Abell and Aileen took off with her in the rearview mirror.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety But Art the Clown takes the concept of enjoying homicidal sadism to new levels of sick-puppy insanity.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
States suffering from high rates of homicidal violence compete with nonstate actors to gain control over society.
—Thomas Abt, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Does my Communist friend credit the Pets for devising a Saul Alinsky–style projection of homicidal motives?
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety But Art the Clown takes the concept of enjoying homicidal sadism to new levels of sick-puppy insanity.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
States suffering from high rates of homicidal violence compete with nonstate actors to gain control over society.
—Thomas Abt, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Does my Communist friend credit the Pets for devising a Saul Alinsky–style projection of homicidal motives?
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Homicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homicidal. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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