Definition of sanguinary Sanguinary
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We found 12 definitions of sanguinary from 4 different sources.
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What does sanguinary mean?
WordNet
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| sanguinary - accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" | ||
| gory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly | ||
| bloody having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" | ||
| sanguinary - 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 | ||
| bloodthirsty, bloody-minded | ||
| bloody having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sanguinary (Noun)
A bloodthirsty person. - sanguinary (Noun)
The plant yarrow, or herba sanguinaria. - sanguinary (Adjective)
Attended with bloodshed. - sanguinary (Adjective)
Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty. - sanguinary (Adjective)
Consisting of, covered with or similar in appearance to blood.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sanguinary (a.)
Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle. - sanguinary (a.)
Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. - sanguinary (a.)
The yarrow. - sanguinary (a.)
The Sanguinaria.
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sanguinary
Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed.
