HyperDic: sanguinary

English > 2 senses of the word sanguinary:
ADJECTIVEallsanguinary, gory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherlyaccompanied by bloodshed
allsanguinary, bloodthirsty, bloody-mindedmarked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
English > sanguinary: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningAccompanied by bloodshed.
Example"this bitter and sanguinary war"
Synonymsgory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly
BroaderbloodyHaving or covered with or accompanied by blood
Spanishsangriento, sanguinario, sanguíneo, violento
Catalansanguinari, violent
English > sanguinary: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningmarked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed.
Example "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
Synonymsbloodthirsty, bloody-minded
BroaderbloodyHaving or covered with or accompanied by blood
Spanishasesino, carnicero, homicida, sanguinario
Catalanassassí, carnisser, homicida, sanguinari

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