different between brutish vs murderous

English

Etymology

From brute +? -ish

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?u?t.??/
• Rhymes: -u?t??

Adjective

brutish (comparative more brutish, superlative most brutish)

1. Of, or in the manner of a brute
2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brutish.

Translations

Further reading

• brutish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• brutish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• brutish at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From murder +? -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??d???s/, /?m??d??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?d???s/, /?m?d??s/
• Homophone: murderess (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: mur?der?ous

Adjective

murderous (comparative more murderous, superlative most murderous)

1. Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
2. Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

   Synonym: (obsolete) assassinous

   Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
3. (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.

   Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
4. (by extension) Very difficult.

   Synonyms: killing; see also Thesaurus:difficult

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:easy

Alternative forms

• murtherous (obsolete)

Derived terms

• murderously
• murderousness
• nonmurderous
• unmurderous

Related terms

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References

Further reading

• murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia