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murderous

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3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

murderous

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murderous is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, murderous is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofmurderous

1adjective
  • Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
  • Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

    Synonyms: assassinous

    Example: "She gave me a murderous look."

  • Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
  • (by extension) Very difficult.

    Synonyms: killing

    Example: "a murderous exam"

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