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Meaning of 'sanguinary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sanguinary [ a.]
- Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
- Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
- The yarrow.
- The Sanguinaria.

Meaning of 'sanguinary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sanguinary [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
Example in sentence:
  • bloodthirsty yells;
  • bloody-minded tyrants;
  • went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood
Meaning (2):
- accompanied by bloodshed
Example in sentence:
  • this bitter and sanguinary war

Nearby Words:

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