Killographic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Featuring graphic depictions of violence, especially of an intensity or form considered excessive and socially harmful.

    "There's something of the chicken-and-egg debate about killographic video games. Do they produce real-world aggression, or are the games merely mirroring actual violence in our society?"

Example

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"There's something of the chicken-and-egg debate about killographic video games. Do they produce real-world aggression, or are the games merely mirroring actual violence in our society?"

Etymology

From kill + -o- + -graphic, on the pattern of pornographic. Coined by the National Institute on Media and the Family in 2003.

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