| ADJECTIVE | all | sanguinary, gory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly | accompanied by bloodshed |
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| all | sanguinary, bloodthirsty, bloody-minded | marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed |
| Meaning | Accompanied by bloodshed. | |
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| Example | "this bitter and sanguinary war" | |
| Synonyms | gory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly | |
| Broader | bloody | Having or covered with or accompanied by blood |
| Spanish | sangriento, sanguinario, sanguíneo, violento | |
| Catalan | sanguinari, violent | |
| Meaning | marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed. | |
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| Example | "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson | |
| Synonyms | bloodthirsty, bloody-minded | |
| Broader | bloody | Having or covered with or accompanied by blood |
| Spanish | asesino, carnicero, homicida, sanguinario | |
| Catalan | assassí, carnisser, homicida, sanguinari | |
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