stabbing repeatedly; stabbing many times
Describes a violent act of stabbing someone or something over and over, often in a frenzied or indiscriminate manner. Commonly used in crime reports or dramatic descriptions.
The victim had been stabbed repeatedly.
The suspect confessed to stabbing the victim many times with a knife.
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; the kana portion めった is from 滅多 (reckless, indiscriminate).
Katakana spelling of the first part, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Full kanji spelling; less common and may look stiff, but attested.
Compound of 滅多 (metta, 'reckless, indiscriminate') + 刺し (zashi, 'stabbing', the noun form of 刺す). The reading ざし is a rendaku (sequential voicing) of さし.