OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 20688

sanguinary

/ˈsæŋɡwɪnəɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sanguinario
Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
"The defence set up for Mahomet is equally availing for every sanguinary and revengeful tyrant; […]"
Passion […] makes us brutal and sanguinary.
Phrases