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sanguineous

 
Dictionary: san·guin·e·ous   (săng-gwĭn'ē-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Relating to or involving blood or bloodshed.
  2. Having the color of blood; blood-red.

[From Latin sanguineus, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood.]


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adjective

  1. Attended by or causing bloodshed: bloody, gory, sanguinary. See blood.
  2. Eager for bloodshed: bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, cutthroat, homicidal, murderous, sanguinary, slaughterous. See help/harm/harmless.

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(săng-gwĭn'ē-əs)
adj.

Of or relating to blood; bloody.

Veterinary Dictionary: sanguineous
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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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