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murderous

How many syllables in murderous?

  3 syllables

Divide murderous into syllables:   mur-der-ous
Stressed syllable in murderous:   mur-der-ous
How to pronounce murderous:   mur-der-us
How to say murderous:

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Synonyms for murderous


2 syllables
  • brutal
  • deadly
  • lethal
  • testing
  • cruel
  • fatal
  • mortal
  • vicious
3 syllables
4 syllables
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