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Murderously Definition & Meaning

murderously
adverb
  1. as if bent on murder; "the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously"
  2. in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"

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What does murderously mean?
as if bent on murder; "the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously" in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"
What part of speech is murderously?
Murderously is an adverb.
How many definitions does murderously have?
Murderously has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).

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