— bloodthirstily , adv. — bloodthirstiness , n.
/blud"therr'stee/ , adj.
1. eager to shed blood; murderous: to capture a bloodthirsty criminal.
2. enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, esp. as a spectator or clamorous partisan: the bloodthirsty urgings of the fight fans.
[ 1525-35; BLOOD + THIRSTY ]
Syn. 1. homicidal, savage, brutal, bloody; merciless, pitiless.