"murdery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more murdery [comparative], most murdery [superlative]
Etymology: From murder + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|murder|y|id2=adjectival}} murder + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} murdery (comparative more murdery, superlative most murdery)
  1. (informal) Committing, disposed to, or characteristic of murder. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Murder
    Sense id: en-murdery-en-adj-~42~YJLE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival)

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          "ref": "2015, Maria Dahvana Headley, Magonia, HarperTeen",
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