kikatili

How to say it

Meaning

Describes an act done with cruelty that causes pain or suffering to people or animals.

Good to know

Used after a noun with ya or la: vitendo vya kikatili, cruel acts; also as an adverb: aliuawa kikatili, he was brutally killed. The plain adjective is katili.

Examples

• Wazazi wengi wanapinga adhabu za kikatili shuleni.Many parents oppose cruel punishments in schools.
• Mbwa yule alipigwa kikatili na wezi.That dog was brutally beaten by thieves.
• Walilaani mauaji ya kikatili ya mfanyabiashara.They condemned the brutal killing of the businessman.