mur·der·ous 
/ˈmɚdərəs/ adjective
/ˈmɚdərəs/ adjective [more murderous; most murderous] 1 : very violent or deadly
▪ murderous machine-gun fire ▪ a murderous dictator/attack ▪ a murderous regime 2 a : very angry
▪ a murderous glance
b : very harsh or severe
▪ I can't stand this murderous heat. ▪ The lead runner set a murderous pace.
▪ murderous machine-gun fire ▪ a murderous dictator/attack ▪ a murderous regime
▪ a murderous glance
b : very harsh or severe
▪ I can't stand this murderous heat. ▪ The lead runner set a murderous pace.
— mur·der·ous·ly adverb
▪ a murderously intolerant regime ▪ murderously hot weather ▪ a murderously angry glance
▪ a murderously intolerant regime ▪ murderously hot weather ▪ a murderously angry glance
