micidiale

Italian

Etymology

From micidio (“murder”, aphetic form of omicidio) +‎ -ale (“-al, pertaining to”). Compare the archaic omicidiale.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mi.t͡ʃiˈdja.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ci‧dià‧le

Adjective

micidiale (plural micidiali)

  1. (archaic) murderous (of people)
    Synonyms: omicida, (archaic) omicidiale
  2. (of things, often hyperbolic) fatal, lethal, deadly
    Synonyms: fatale, letale, mortale
  3. (attenuated sense) supereffective

Derived terms

Noun

micidiale m (plural micidiali)

  1. (archaic) murderer, killer
    Synonyms: assassino, omicida, (archaic) omicidiale, (uncommon) uccisore

Further reading
  • micidiale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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