homicidal

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English homicide Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English homicidal From homicide + -al.

1. Of or pertaining to homicide.

   “The current editor-in-chief, Stagyar-zil-Doggo, was a dangerously unbalanced man who took a homicidal view of contributing staff turning up in his office without pages of fresh, proofed copy, […]”

   “An apparent deterioration in productivity during the twentieth century [in the northern Horn] has undoubtedly been linked with the enormous increase in human population brought about by a combination of improved medical facilities and the discouragement of homicidal activities.”

2. Having an inclination to commit homicide.