sanguinary

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/ˈsæŋɡwɪnəɹi/ English

Definitions

noun

A bloodthirsty person.
The plant common yarrow, or herba sanguinaria (Achillea millefolium).

adjective

(of an event) Involving bloodshed.
(of a person) Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
(of an object) Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.

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Synonyms

bloodsoaked bloody gory bloodthirsty bloody-minded butcherous slaughterous sanguineous butcherly sanguinous exsanguious serosanguinous hemorrhagic hematic sanguiferous sanguinobilious sanguineobilious haemal

Associated

wounded engagement killed battle men lost fight british action war

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