murderousness

English

Etymology

From murderous +‎ -ness.

Noun

murderousness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being murderous.
    • 2007 April 15, Ruth Conniff, “Children’s Books”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      In “Chase,” Haas strikes a balance between evoking the brutal lives of the exploited mineworkers and acknowledging the murderousness of some of their deeds.
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