exsanguine

[ eks-sang-gwin ]
adjective

  1. anemic; bloodless.

Origin of exsanguine

1
1640–50; <Latin exsangu(is) bloodless (see ex-1, sanguine) + -ine1

Other words from exsanguine

  • ex·san·guin·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for exsanguine

exsanguine

exsanguinous

/ (ɪkˈsæŋɡwɪn) /

adjective

  1. without blood; bloodless or anaemic

Origin of exsanguine

1
C17: from Latin exsanguis, from sanguis blood

Derived forms of exsanguine

  • exsanguinity, noun

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