san|gui|nar|y

san|gui|nar|y
san|gui|nar|y «SANG gwuh NEHR ee», adjective.
1. with much blood or bloodshed; bloody: »

a sanguinary battle. We may not propagate Religion by wars or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences (Francis Bacon).

2. delighting in bloodshed; bloodthirsty: »

a sanguinary rebel. The sanguinary and ferocious conversation of his captor—the list of slain that his arm had sent to their long account…made him tremble (G. P. R. James).

3. imposing the death penalty freely; sanguinary laws.
4. of blood.
[< Latin sanguinārius < sanguīs, -inis blood]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • san|gui|nar|i|ness — «SANG gwuh NEHR ee nihs», noun. sanguinary quality; bloodthirsty disposition …   Useful english dictionary

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  • gui — al·a·gui·lac; an·gui·dae; an·gui·form; an·gui·mor·pha; an·gui·na; an·gui·ped; ban·gui; bour·gui·gnon; di·a·gui·ta; di·a·gui·te; ex·san·gui·nate; ex·san·gui·no·transfusion; ex·san·gui·nous; ex·san·gui·ous; gui·ana; gui·anan; gui·ano brazilian;… …   English syllables

  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

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  • sanguinaria — san·gui·nar·ia .saŋ gwə ner ē ə, nar n the rhizome and roots of the bloodroot formerly used as an expectorant and emetic …   Medical dictionary

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