homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhä-mə-ˈsī-dᵊl 
ˌhō-
ˌhō-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
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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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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Ooh, this one is of a homicidal purple alien chainsawing my child’s head off.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
Are the Zizians simply a band of misunderstood misfits with homicidal tendencies?
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Walker’s performance is one of the greatest portrayals of homicidal mania in film history.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homicidal
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“Homicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homicidal. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhäm-ə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
ˌhō-mə-
: of, relating to, or having tendencies toward the killing of another person : murderous
Medical Definition
homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhäm-ə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
ˌhō-mə-
ˌhō-mə-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
Legal Definition
homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·ci·dal
ˌhä-mə-ˈsīd-ᵊl, ˌhō-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
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