SANGUINARY


Meaning of SANGUINARY in English

adj. 1 accompanied by or delighting in bloodshed. 2 bloody; bloodthirsty. 3 (of laws) inflicting death freely. sanguinarily adv. sanguinariness n.

[ L sanguinarius f. sanguis -inis blood ]

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