| murder | 1. To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder. 2. To destroy; to put an end to. "[Canst thou] murder thy breath in middle of a word?" (Shak) 3. To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English. Synonym: To kill, assassinate, slay. See Kill. Origin: OE. Mortheren, murtheren, AS. Myrrian; akin to OHG. Murdiren, Goth. Maorrjan. See Murder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| murderess | A woman who commits murder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| murderous | Of or pertaining to murder; characterised by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous intent; a murderous assault. "Murderous coward." . Mur"derously. Synonym: Bloody, sanguinary, bloodguilty, bloodthirsty, fell, savage, cruel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |