SANGUINARY


Meaning of SANGUINARY in English

/ ˈsæŋgwɪnəri; NAmE -neri/ adjective

( formal ) involving or liking killing and blood

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense relating to blood ): from Latin sanguinarius , from sanguis , sanguin- blood.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.