sanguinary meaning
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sanguinary (adjective): accompanied by bloodshed.
sanguinary has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
sanguinary as an adjective
- accompanied by bloodshed
- this bitter and sanguinary war
Synonyms: gory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly
Similar: bloody
- 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
Synonyms: bloodthirsty, bloody-minded
Similar: bloody
Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in RY · 10-letter words
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