sanguinary

adjective

san·gui·nary ˈsaŋ-gwə-ˌner-ē

Synonyms of sanguinary next

: bloodthirsty, murderous

sanguinary hatred

: attended by bloodshed : bloody

this bitter and sanguinary war—

T. H. D. Mahoney

: consisting of blood

a sanguinary stream

sanguinarily

ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ə-lē

adverb

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bloody, sanguinary, gory mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood.

bloody is applied especially to things that are actually covered with blood or are made up of blood.

bloody hands

sanguinary applies especially to something attended by, or someone inclined to, bloodshed.

the Civil War was America's most sanguinary conflict

gory suggests a profusion of blood and slaughter.

exceptionally gory, even for a horror movie

Examples of sanguinary in a Sentence

a movie so sanguinary that I covered my eyes during at least half of it

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Mass shootings scarcely register anymore, unless the death toll reaches a certain sanguinary level. —

Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024 Michael Modafferi Lawmakers and order Yonkers: How many more innocents will be murdered, mugged and mauled by sanguinary, recidivist thugs and mentally ill individuals, none of whom belong unfettered on the streets of New York City and state, before the left-wing Democrats restore law and order? —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024 Though Capone cut a sanguinary trail broader and wider than the Windy City, the Chicago mobster landed behind bars only after being nailed for tax evasion — certainly the least of his crimes. —

Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 An appeal to force was an admission of failure, and the pride of the new nation was the sense of overcoming the sanguinary reflexes of the old world. —

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