homicidal
adjective
ho·mi·cid·al
ˌhä-mə-ˈsī-dᵊl 
ˌhō-
ˌhō-
: of, relating to, or tending toward homicide
Examples of homicidal in a Sentence
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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In between those two explosions are several plane crashes, a spate of trigger-happy communist revolutionaries, and a homicidal argument over the profits from a poison gas that has killed more than 10,000 soldiers.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
The fact that death itself is the protagonist, rather than some mask-wearing homicidal maniac, is what gives these films their morbid allure.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and the justice of peace confirmed that all three victims were shot and died from homicidal violence, investigators said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Demetrius has previous mental health issues and had made homicidal threats in the past, Schwartz alleged.
—Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
The fact that death itself is the protagonist, rather than some mask-wearing homicidal maniac, is what gives these films their morbid allure.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and the justice of peace confirmed that all three victims were shot and died from homicidal violence, investigators said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
Demetrius has previous mental health issues and had made homicidal threats in the past, Schwartz alleged.
—Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 8 Apr. 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 6 Jun. 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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