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BLOODTHIRSTY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: bloodthirstier    , bloodthirstiest   

 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

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Adjectives

Similar:

bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)

Derivation:

bloodthirstiness (a disposition to shed blood)

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