sanguinary
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sanguinary
- /ˈsæŋɡwɪnəɹi/ UK
- /ˈsæŋɡwɪnɛɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English sanguinarie, from Latin sanguinārius.
adjective more sanguinary · most sanguinary
- Involving bloodshed. We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences.
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Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
Passion […] makes us brutal and sanguinary.
Similar: bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, butcherous, slaughterous
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Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.
I was once, I remember, called to a patient who had received a violent contusion in his tibia, by which the exterior cutis was lacerated, so that there was a profuse sanguinary discharge […]
Similar: bloodsoaked, bloody, gory
noun sanguinaries
- A bloodthirsty person.
- The plant common yarrow, or herba sanguinaria (Achillea millefolium).
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adj accompanied by bloodshed
| Português | sanguinário |
|---|---|
| Română | sângeros, sanguinar |
| Русский | крова́вый krovávyj, кровопроли́тный krovoprolítnyj |
adj eager for bloodshed — see also bloodthirsty
| Español | sanguinario |
|---|---|
| Português | sanguinário |
| Română | sângeros, sanguinar |
| Русский | кровожа́дный krovožádnyj |
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