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bloodthirstinesses

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blood⋅thirst⋅y

  [bluhd-thur-stee]
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–adjective
1. eager to shed blood; murderous: to capture a bloodthirsty criminal.
2. enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, esp. 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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