mörderisch
German
Etymology
Mörder + -isch, since the 15th century. Compare also Middle High German mordisch, mördisch.[1]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
mörderisch (strong nominative masculine singular mörderischer, comparative mörderischer, superlative am mörderischsten)
- murderous [15th c.][1]
- Synonym: bestialisch
- (by extension, informal) Negatively connotated intensifier. [19th c.][1]
- Synonyms: schrecklich, fürchterlich, furchtbar, unglaublich
Declension
Positive forms of mörderisch
Comparative forms of mörderisch
Superlative forms of mörderisch
References
- Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “mörderisch”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading
- “mörderisch” in Duden online
- “mörderisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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