sanguinary
1. marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed - bloody-minded tyrants - bloodthirsty yells - "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson • Syn: bloodthirsty, bloody-minded • Similar to: bloody • Derivationally related forms: bloodthirstiness (for: bloodthirsty) 2. accompanied by bloodshed - this bitter and sanguinary war • Syn: gory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly • Similar to: bloody • Derivationally related forms: slaughter (for: slaughterous), sanguine (for: sanguineous)
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