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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

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