English Explanatory Dictionary

sanguineous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.
  2. Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty.
  3. Resembling or constituting blood.

Word forms

sanguineous more sanguineous most sanguineous

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sanguineus. Doublet of sanguine.

Derived words

asanguineous consanguineous mucosanguineous serosanguineous unsanguineous
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