sanguineous
English
Etymology
From Latin sanguineus.
Adjective
sanguineous (comparative more sanguineous, superlative most sanguineous)
- Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- [F]or swinging of incense-pans and Eighty-three Departmental Banners, we have waving of the one sanguinous Drapeau-Rouge [red flag].
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty
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