Meaning & use
Homicidal
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Having a tendency or intent to kill another person; relating to homicide.
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The suspect showed no homicidal intent during the altercation.
Police described the attack as a homicidal act of revenge.
A note on using this word
"Homocidal" is a common misspelling; the correct spelling, "homicidal," comes from Latin "homo" (man) plus "-cide" (killing).
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