HOMICIDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homicidal mean? 

• HOMICIDAL (adjective)
  The adjective HOMICIDAL has 1 sense:

1. characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

  Familiarity information: HOMICIDAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMICIDAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

Synonyms:

homicidal; murderous

Context example:

murderous thugs

Similar:

bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)

Derivation:

homicide (the killing of a human being by another human being)

 Context examples 

He looked so hostile that I thought he was in for another homicidal fit, so I blew my whistle.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

In my opinion he's just a homicidal megalomaniac with a turn for science.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Tell him for me that I have quite made up my mind, and that it is certain that a dangerous homicidal lunatic, with Napoleonic delusions, was in his house last night.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Hans tried to conceal his homicidal mania, and he would say to his wife: "By and by you will want me to kill him, and then I will not kill him. It would make me sick."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

If so, we must look out for squalls, for a strong man with homicidal and religious mania at once might be dangerous.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The man is an undeveloped homicidal maniac.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He moved towards me so quickly that for the moment I feared that he was about to make another homicidal attack.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The thought that has been buzzing about my brain lately is complete, and the theory proved. My homicidal maniac is of a peculiar kind.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

For a moment I thought that he might have some homicidal intent; I remembered how quiet he had been just before he attacked me in my own study, and I took care to stand where I could seize him at once if he attempted to make a spring at her.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)