Sanguinary
['sængwɪn(ə)rɪ]
Definition
(a.) Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
(a.) Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
(a.) The yarrow.
(a.) The Sanguinaria.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Bloody, murderous.[2]. Cruel, blood-thirsty, savage, inhuman, barbarous, ruthless, pitiless, fell.
Typist: Stanley
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Bloody, truculent, bloodthirsty, murderous
ANT:Lenient, moderate, chivalrous, generous, sparing, forbearing
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Examples
- All the sanguinary laws of Spain and Portugal are not able to keep their gold and silver at home. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- We got our punishment in the most sanguinary and expensive war of modern times. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The fight was very desperate and sanguinary. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- What were Mr. Winkle's feelings when, in doing so, he disclosed to view the face and figure of the vindictive and sanguinary Dowler! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The ploughing of certain sacred lands near Delphi by the Phocians was, for example, the pretext for a sanguinary Sacred War. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was in close contact with the sanguinary political struggles of South America, and with a war of attempted extermination against the Indian. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- However, I got dressed, darkly wiping my sanguinary face at intervals, and I said, Can I help you? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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