Definition of MURDEROUSLY

murderously

Adverb

  • as if bent on murder
    • "the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously"
  • in a murderous frenzy

Adv

  • In a murderous manner; as if wanting to commit murder; extremely angrily.

Examples

  • They decided to stop arguing over which spelling was correct after she began glaring murderously at each person who participated.

Origin / Etymology

From murderous + -ly.

Synonyms

amok, amuck

Scrabble Score: 17

murderously: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
murderously: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
murderously: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

murderously: valid Words With Friends Word