SANGUINARY


Meaning of SANGUINARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsaŋ-gwə-ˌner-ē ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin sanguinarius, from sanguin-, sanguis blood

Date: circa 1623

1. : bloodthirsty , murderous

sanguinary hatred

2. : attended by bloodshed : bloody

this bitter and sanguinary war — T. H. D. Mahoney

3. : consisting of blood

a sanguinary stream

Synonyms: see bloody

• san·gui·nar·i·ly ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.