murderingly

English

Etymology

murdering + -ly

Adverb

murderingly

  1. murderously
    • 1899, Thomas Jondrie Vivian, Luther Strong: His Wooing and Madness (page 243)
      [] his conclusion was that Luther was murderingly jealous and that he was to be dreaded.
    • 2007, Geoffrey N. Leech, ‎Mick Short, Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose
      The conjugal companion of Mr Verloc had suddenly become ravingly, murderingly insane.

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