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sanguineous
san·guin·e·ous
/
sæŋˈgwɪn
i
əs
/
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sang-
gwin
-ee-
uh
s
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or containing blood.
2.
of the color of blood.
3.
involving much bloodshed.
4.
sanguine
; confident.
Origin:
1510–20;
<
Latin
sanguineus
bloody. See
sanguine
Related forms
san·guin·e·ous·ness,
noun
un·san·guin·e·ous,
adjective
un·san·guin·e·ous·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
sanguineous
(sæŋˈɡwɪnɪəs)
—
adj
1.
of, containing, relating to, or associated with blood
2.
sanguine
sanguine
a less common word for
sanguine
san'guineousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Medical Dictionary
sanguineous
san·guin·e·ous (sāng-gwĭn'ē-əs)
adj.
Of or relating to blood; bloody.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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