sanguinary

  • 11sanguinary — sanguinarily, adv. sanguinariness, n. /sang gweuh ner ee/, adj. 1. full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle. 2. ready or eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty. 3. composed of or marked with blood. [1540 50; < L&#8230; …

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  • 12sanguinary — san|gui|nar|y [ sæŋgwı,neri ] adjective OLD FASHIONED sanguinary actions are violent and cruel, involving a lot of killing …

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  • 13sanguinary — adjective formal involving violence and killing: a bitter and sanguinary war …

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  • 14sanguinary — UK [ˈsæŋɡwɪnərɪ] / US [ˈsæŋɡwɪˌnerɪ] adjective literary sanguinary actions are violent and cruel, involving a lot of killing …

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  • 15sanguinary — paprastoji kraujažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Achillea millefolium), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje ir Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai&#8230; …

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  • 16sanguinary — Synonyms and related words: Draconian, Tartarean, aggressive, animal, antagonistic, anthropophagous, atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, battling, beastly, bellicose, belligerent, bestial, blood spattered, bloodstained, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody&#8230; …

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  • 17sanguinary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sanguineous, gory, bloody; bloodthirsty, murderous, savage, cruel. See killing. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gory, cruel, bloodthirsty; see ferocious , savage 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1 …

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  • 18sanguinary — san|gui|na|ry [ˈsæŋgwınəri US neri] adj literary involving violence and killing …

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  • 19sanguinary — san·gui·nar·y || sæŋgwɪnÉ™rɪ / nrɪ adj. bloody, covered with blood; bloodthirsty, murderous; composed of or containing blood …

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  • 20sanguinary — [ sangwɪn(ə)ri] adjective chiefly archaic involving or causing much bloodshed. Origin ME: from L. sanguinarius, from sanguis, sanguin blood …

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