sanguinary

san·gui·nar·y  (snggw-nr)

adj.

1. Accompanied by bloodshed.

2. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty.

3. Consisting of blood.

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[Latin sanguinrius, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood.]

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sangui·nari·ly (-nâr-l) adv.

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sanguinary [ˈsæŋgwɪnərɪ]

adj

1. accompanied by much bloodshed

2. bloodthirsty

3. consisting of, flowing, or stained with blood

[from Latin sanguinārius]

sanguinarily  adv

sanguinariness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sanguinary - accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly, gory bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
	2.	sanguinary - marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson bloodthirsty, bloody-minded bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"

Translations

sanguinary [ˈsæŋgwɪnərɪ] ADJ (frm)

1. (= bloodthirsty) → sanguinario

2. (= bloody) [battle] → sangriento

sanguinary

adj (liter) battle → blutig; person → blutrünstig; expression etc → derb; sanguinary language (hum) → ˜ Fäkalsprache f