slaughterous

slaughterous

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English slaughter
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English slaughterous

    From slaughter + -ous.

    Adjective

    slaughterous (not comparable)

    1. prone to slaughtering
    2. (of an event) having characteristics of a slaughter

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