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English adjective: sanguinary

1. sanguinary accompanied by bloodshed


SamplesThis bitter and sanguinary war.


Synonymsbutcherly, gory, sanguineous, slaughterous


Similarbloody


Antonymsbloodless

2. sanguinary marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed


SamplesBloody-minded tyrants.
Bloodthirsty yells.
Went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood.


Synonymsbloodthirsty, bloody-minded


Similarbloody


Antonymsbloodless









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