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• mur|der|ee — «MUR duh REE», noun. the victim of a murder: »One would never have thought that the most regretted of all Shakespeare s murderees was Polonius, with Julius Caesar, Romeo, and Juliet…close behind (Punch) …   Useful english dictionary

• mur|der|er — «MUR duhr uhr», noun. a person who murders somebody. SYNONYM(S): slayer, killer …   Useful english dictionary

• mur´der|ous|ness — mur|der|ous «MUR duhr uhs», adjective. 1. able to inflict great harm or to kill: »The villain aimed a murderous blow at the hero s back. Figurative. murderous heat. 2. ready to murder; guilty or capable of murder: »a murderous villain. Enforced… …   Useful english dictionary

• mur´der|ous|ly — mur|der|ous «MUR duhr uhs», adjective. 1. able to inflict great harm or to kill: »The villain aimed a murderous blow at the hero s back. Figurative. murderous heat. 2. ready to murder; guilty or capable of murder: »a murderous villain. Enforced… …   Useful english dictionary

• mur|der|ous — «MUR duhr uhs», adjective. 1. able to inflict great harm or to kill: »The villain aimed a murderous blow at the hero s back. Figurative. murderous heat. 2. ready to murder; guilty or capable of murder: »a murderous villain. Enforced to fly Thence …   Useful english dictionary

• mur|der|ess — «MUR duhr ihs», noun. a woman who murders somebody …   Useful english dictionary

• self-mur|der|er — «SEHLF MUR duhr uhr», noun. a person who kills himself; suicide …   Useful english dictionary

• self-mur|der — «SEHLF MUR duhr», noun. the taking of one s own life; suicide …   Useful english dictionary

• mur·der·ous — …   Useful english dictionary

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