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murderously

mur·de·rously

uncommon

adverb

1.

as if bent on murder

  • “the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously”
2.

in a murderous frenzy

  • “rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones”
Synonyms

Origin

From murderous + -ly.

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