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murtherous

murtherous adjective: bloody; violent. Also the obsolete spelling of murderous.

Adjective

murtherous (comparative more murtherous, superlative most murtherous)

  1. (archaic) Bloody; violent.

Also used as

murtherous is also the obsolete spelling of murderous.

Forms of murtherous

comparativemore murtherous
superlativemost murtherous

Origin of murtherous

From murther + -ous.

Questions about murtherous

What does murtherous mean?
Murtherous means bloody; violent.
What part of speech is murtherous?
Murtherous is an adjective.

Words near murtherous in the dictionary

  1. murther
  2. murthered
  3. murtherer
  4. murtherers
  5. murthering
  6. murtherous
  7. murthers
  8. Murthly
  9. murths
  10. Murthy
  11. Murthys

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