sanguinary as an adjective: - 1
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sanguinary
adjective
1 sanguinary
Accompanied by bloodshed:
— This bitter and sanguinary war.
synonyms: butcherly, gory, sanguineous, slaughterous.
Roget 361:
killing
etc.
v.;
murderous,
slaughterous;
sanguinary,
sanguinolent†;
blood stained,
blood thirsty;
homicidal,
red handed;
bloody,
bloody minded;
ensanguined†,
gory;
thuggish.
mortal,
fatal,
lethal;
dead,
deadly;
mortiferous†,
lethiferous†;
unhealthy
etc.
657;
internecine;
suicidal.
sporting;
piscatorial,
piscatory†.
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Polish: krwawy
2 sanguinary
Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed:
— Went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood.
synonyms: bloodthirsty, bloody-minded.
Polish: krwawy
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