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sanguinary Definition

san·gui·nary (saŋ′gwi ner′ē)

adjective

  1. accompanied by much bloodshed or carnage
  2. flowing with blood; bloodstained
  3. eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty

Etymology: L sanguinarius < sanguis, blood

sanguinary Related Forms
san′·gui·nar′i·ly adverb
sanguinary Synonyms

sanguinary

modif.

gory, cruel, bloodthirsty; see ferocious, savage 2.

sanguinary Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • conflict: About 10,000 warriors were engaged in this most sanguinary conflict.
  • war: Essen, Dresden, Munich in turn become the arena of sanguinary civil war.
  • struggle: There was a desperate and sanguinary struggle in which the Indians must have suffered heavily.