murderously

In homicidal fashion

Murderously is an adverb describing actions performed with murderous intent or intensity.

Someone who glares murderously looks ready to kill, though the word is often hyperbolic: She was murderously angry about the betrayal.

It can also characterize extreme difficulty or harshness: The exam was murderously hard.

The word emphasizes violence, danger, or fierce emotion taken to a lethal degree.

violence

brutally

In a cruel manner

ruthlessly · lethally · fatally · bloodily · homicidally · deadly · mercilessly · fiercely · cruelly · violently

intensity

extremely

To an intense degree

intensely · ragingly · searingly · blindingly · overwhelmingly · punishingly · devastatingly · agonizingly · excruciatingly · unbearably

anger

furiously

In an enraged manner

hatefully · menacingly · threateningly · seethingly · balefully · malevolently · hostilely · darkly · blackly · dangerously

Opposites
intensity/violence of manner

murderouslygently

In a mild manner

harmlessly · softly · tenderly · delicately · mildly

ease/difficulty

murderouslyeasily

Without difficulty

effortlessly · smoothly · breezily · painlessly · readily

emotional hostility

murderouslyaffectionately

With loving warmth

warmly · sweetly · lovingly · kindly · fondly

Phrases
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