- Relating to or involving blood or bloodshed.
- Having the color of blood; blood-red.
[From Latin sanguineus, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood.]
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san·guin·e·ous (săng-gwĭn'ē-əs) ![]() |
[From Latin sanguineus, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood.]
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adjective
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Bloody; abounding in blood.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
accompanied by bloodshed
Synonyms: gory, sanguinary, slaughterous, butcherly
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