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manslaughterous

manslaughterous adjective: of, or pertaining to, manslaughter.

Adjective

manslaughterous (not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, manslaughter.

Origin of manslaughterous

From manslaughter + -ous.

Questions about manslaughterous

What does manslaughterous mean?
Manslaughterous means of, or pertaining to, manslaughter.
What part of speech is manslaughterous?
Manslaughterous is an adjective.

Words near manslaughterous in the dictionary

  1. manslaught
  2. manslaughter
  3. manslaughterer
  4. manslaughterers
  5. manslaughtering
  6. manslaughterous
  7. manslaughters
  8. manslayer
  9. manslayers
  10. manslaying
  11. manslayings

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