killing

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪlɪŋ/

noun

  • an act of causing death, especially deliberately: the community was shocked by the brutal killings [mass noun]: years of killing and destruction

adjective

  • 1causing death: a killing disease
  • 2 informal exhausting or unbearable: a killing schedule
  • dated extremely funny.

Phrases

make a killing

informal have a great financial success: they’re a safe investment, you can make a killing overnight

Derivatives

killingly

adverb