Murdered

//ˈmɝ.dɚd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of murder form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has been murdered. not-comparable

    "They apparently have a theory that the indefinable psychic gift that they call magic, and which we might designate "psychicism", can be acquired by accosting the soul of a murdered man in a burial ground at midnight."

Adjective
  1. 1
    killed unlawfully wordnet

Synonyms

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botchedbungledbutchereddeadfumbledill-advised

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"There's a possibility that the man was murdered."

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