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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
Example:
went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood
Synonyms:
bloodthirsty; bloody-minded; sanguinary
Classified under:
Similar:
bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Accompanied by bloodshed
Example:
this bitter and sanguinary war
Synonyms:
butcherly; gory; sanguinary; sanguineous; slaughterous
Classified under:
Similar:
bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)
