bloodthirsty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.

Pronunciation

/ˈblʌdθəːsti/ /ˈblʌdˌθɚsti/ En-us-bloodthirsty.ogg En-au-bloodthirsty.ogg

Word forms

bloodthirsty bloodthirstier more bloodthirsty bloodthirstiest most bloodthirsty blood-thirsty bloudthirsty bloud-thirsty

Etymology

From blood + thirsty. Cognate with West Frisian bloeddorstich (“bloodthirsty”), Dutch bloeddorstig (“bloodthirsty”), German blutdürstig (“bloodthirsty”), Danish blodtørstig (“bloodthirsty”), Swedish blodtörstig (“bloodthristy”), Norwegian blodtørstig (“bloodthirsty”).

Synonyms

Antonyms

unbloodthirsty

Derived words

bloodthirst bloodthirster bloodthirstily bloodthirstiness bloodthirsting bloodthirstyness unbloodthirsty

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