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sanguinary

san·gui·nary

UK/ˈsæŋɡwɪnəɹi/ US/ˈsæŋɡwɪnɛɹi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

accompanied by bloodshed

  • “this bitter and sanguinary war”
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2.

marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed

  • “bloody-minded tyrants”
  • “bloodthirsty yells”
  • “went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood” G.W.Johnson
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Origin

From Middle English sanguinarie, from Latin sanguinārius.

Phrases

  • sanguinary ant

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