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bloodthirstiness
[
bluhd
-thur-stee
]
Origin
blood·thirst·y
/
ˈblʌdˌθɜr
sti
/
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[
bluhd
-thur-stee
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
eager to shed
blood
;
murderous:
to capture a bloodthirsty criminal.
2.
enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, especially as a spectator or clamorous partisan:
the bloodthirsty urgings of the fight fans.
Origin:
1525–35;
blood
+
thirsty
Related forms
blood·thirst·i·ly,
adverb
blood·thirst·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
homicidal, savage, brutal, bloody; merciless, pitiless.
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bloodthirsty
(ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪ)
—
adj
,
-thirstier
,
-thirstiest
1.
murderous; cruel
2.
taking pleasure in bloodshed or violence
3.
describing or depicting killing and violence; gruesome:
a bloodthirsty film
'bloodthirstily
—
adv
'bloodthirstiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
bloodthirsty
1530s, from
blood
+
thirsty
. Ancient Gk. had a similar image in haimodipsos
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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