EXSANGUINE

bloodless, exsanguine, exsanguinous

(adjective) destitute of blood or apparently so; “the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold”- John Dryden

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

exsanguine (comparative more exsanguine, superlative most exsanguine)

Lacking blood; anemic

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*san"guine, a.

Definition: Bloodless. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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