selbstmörderisch

German

Etymology

From Selbstmörder (“one who commits suicide”) +‎ -isch.

Adjective

selbstmörderisch (strong nominative masculine singular selbstmörderischer, comparative selbstmörderischer, superlative am selbstmörderischsten)

  1. suicidal (aimed at suicide, constituting it)
    Synonym: suizidal (see it for other senses)
    Sein selbstmörderisches Verhalten ist höchst beunruhigend. ― His suicidal behaviour is highly alarming.
    Das selbstmörderische Ende ihres Lebens war vorauszusehen. ― Her life’s suicidal end was foreseeable.
  2. (hyperbolic) suicidal (very reckless)
    Er fuhr mit selbstmörderischer Geschwindigkeit durch die enge Kurve. ― He negotiated the narrow turn at suicidal speed.

Declension

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