adj
Meaning 1
Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.
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Standard Lemma guide
sanguineous
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adj
Meaning 2
Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty.
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adj
Meaning 3
Resembling or constituting blood.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
accompanied by bloodshed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this bitter and sanguinary war
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gory, sanguinary, slaughterous, butcherly
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sanguineus. Doublet of sanguine.