bloodthirsty
Use Bloodthirsty in a sentence
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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| —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
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Example sentences
Not to make the other team feel good or his players feel good or even the bloodthirsty alums feel good.
They would simply begin shooting or stabbing at their foe with bloodthirsty abandon.
As spectators become less knowledgeable about the games they watch, they become more sensation-minded and bloodthirsty.
Promoters of this often present this with a bloodthirsty glee.
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