SANGUINARY


Meaning of SANGUINARY in English

adj.1 accompanied by or delighting in bloodshed.

2 bloody; bloodthirsty.

3 (of laws) inflicting death freely.

Derivatives:

sanguinarily adv. sanguinariness n.

Etymology: L sanguinarius f. sanguis -inis blood

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.