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exsanguine

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Lacking blood; anemic, bloodless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

destitute of blood or apparently so- John Dryden

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bloodless, exsanguinous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ex- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, not possessing’) + Latin sanguinēs (a plural form of sanguī̆s (“blood”)) or sanguī̆s itself.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: анемичен (anemičen) — lacking blood — see also anemic, bloodless
  • French: exsangue — lacking blood — see also anemic, bloodless