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sanguinarily

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san⋅gui⋅nar⋅y

  [sang-gwuh-ner-ee]
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–adjective
1. full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle.
2. ready or eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
3. composed of or marked with blood.
Origin:
1540–50; < L sanguinārius bloody. See sanguine, -ary

Related forms:
san⋅gui⋅nar⋅i⋅ly, adverb
san⋅gui⋅nar⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. murderous, cruel, savage.

Antonyms:
2. kind.
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san·gui·nar·y   (sāng'gwə-něr'ē)   
adj.  

  1. Accompanied by bloodshed.

  2. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty.

  3. Consisting of blood.


[Latin sanguinārius, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood.]
san'gui·nar'i·ly (-nâr'ə-lē) adv.
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Word Origin & History

sanguinary 
"characterized by slaughter," 1625, possibly from Fr. sanguinaire, or directly from L. sanguinarius "pertaining to blood," from sanguis (gen. sanguinis) "blood," of unknown origin. L. distinguished sanguis, the generic word, from cruor "blood from a wound." The latter word is related to Gk. kreas "meat," Skt. kravis- "raw flesh," O.E. hreaw- "raw" (see raw).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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