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exsanguine

ex·san·guine

US/ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

destitute of blood or apparently so

  • “the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold” John Dryden
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Origin

From ex- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, not possessing’) + Latin sanguinēs (a plural form of sanguī̆s (“blood”)) or sanguī̆s itself.

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