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Dictionary: blood·thirst·y   (blŭd'thûr'stē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Eager to shed blood.
  2. Characterized by great carnage.
bloodthirstily blood'thirst'i·ly adv.
bloodthirstiness blood'thirst'i·ness n.

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adj

Definition: murderous
Antonyms: peaceful


WordNet: bloodthirsty
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
  Synonyms: bloody-minded, sanguinary


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - blodtørstig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bloeddorstig

Français (French)
adj. - sanguinaire, assoiffé de sang

Deutsch (German)
adj. - blutdürstig, blutrünstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αιμοδιψής, αιμοβόρος

Italiano (Italian)
sanguinario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sangüinário

Русский (Russian)
кровожадный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sanguinario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blodtörstig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嗜杀的, 残忍的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嗜殺的, 殘忍的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 피에 굶주린, 살기를 띤, 잔인한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 血に飢えた, 残忍な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعطش للدماء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צמא-דם‬


 
 
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