SANGUINARY

bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary

(adjective) 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

gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly

(adjective) accompanied by bloodshed; “this bitter and sanguinary war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Adjective

sanguinary (comparative more sanguinary, superlative most sanguinary)

(of an event) Involving bloodshed.

Synonyms: bloody, gory

(of a person) Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.

Synonyms: bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, butcherous, slaughterous

(of an object) Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.

Synonyms: bloodsoaked, bloody, gory

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with sanguine. Sanguine can mean “optimistic”, while sanguinary means “bloodthirsty, gory”.

Noun

sanguinary (plural sanguinaries)

A bloodthirsty person.

The plant common yarrow, or herba sanguinaria (Achillea millefolium).

Source: Wiktionary

---

San"gui*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf. F.sanguinaire.]

1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle. We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. Bacon.

2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary. Broome.

San"gui*na*ry, n. Etym: [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.] (Bot.) (a) The yarrow. (b) The Sanguinaria.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins