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sanguinary

san·gui·nar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sang-gwuh-ner-ee]
    • /ˈsæŋ gwəˌnɛr i/
    • /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪ.nə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sang-gwuh-ner-ee]
    • /ˈsæŋ gwəˌnɛr i/

Definitions of sanguinary word

  • adjective sanguinary full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle. 1
  • adjective sanguinary ready or eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty. 1
  • adjective sanguinary composed of or marked with blood. 1
  • adjective sanguinary accompanied by much bloodshed 0
  • adjective sanguinary bloodthirsty 0
  • adjective sanguinary consisting of, flowing, or stained with blood 0

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Origin of sanguinary

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, sanguinary is from the Latin word sanguinārius bloody. See sanguine, -ary

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Parts of speech for Sanguinary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sanguinary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sanguinary

adj sanguinary

  • bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
  • bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
  • bloody — Bloody is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry.
  • bloody-minded — If you say that someone is being bloody-minded, you are showing that you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are being deliberately difficult instead of being helpful.
  • brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.

adjective sanguinary

  • crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
  • destroying — Present participle of destroy.
  • ensanguined — Simple past tense and past participle of ensanguine.
  • fell — simple past tense of fall.
  • imbrued — Simple past tense and past participle of imbrue.

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