bloodthirstiness
sti 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.
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bloodthirsty (ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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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 | |
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