Dictionary

slaughterous en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English slaughter Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English slaughterous From slaughter + -ous.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) prone to slaughtering
2. (not-comparable, of an event) having characteristics of a slaughter

Deriveds

slaughterously

Relateds

slaughterhouse · slaughter · slaughterer

Translations (5)

pl niszczycielski (prone to slaughtering) · de mörderisch (prone to slaughtering) · bg убийствен (prone to slaughtering) · bg кръвожаден (prone to slaughtering) · pl morderczy (prone to slaughtering)