"murtherous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more murtherous [comparative], most murtherous [superlative]
Etymology: From murther + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|murther|ous}} murther + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} murtherous (comparative more murtherous, superlative most murtherous)
  1. (archaic) Bloody; violent. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-murtherous-en-adj-Bhl4-Jap
  2. Obsolete spelling of murderous (“intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: murderous (extra: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal)
    Sense id: en-murtherous-en-adj-gWqP-2Z5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: murth, murther, murtherer
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