English adjective: sanguinary | |||
1. | sanguinary accompanied by bloodshed | ||
Samples | This bitter and sanguinary war. | ||
Synonyms | butcherly, gory, sanguineous, slaughterous | ||
Similar | bloody | ||
Antonyms | bloodless | ||
2. | sanguinary marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed | ||
Samples | Bloody-minded tyrants. Bloodthirsty yells. Went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood. | ||
Synonyms | bloodthirsty, bloody-minded | ||
Similar | bloody | ||
Antonyms | bloodless | ||