sanguinary
Meanings
Adjective
- Involving bloodshed.
- Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.
- Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.
Noun
- A bloodthirsty person.
- The plant common yarrow, or herba sanguinaria (Achillea millefolium).
Origin
- From Middle English sanguinarie, from Latin sanguinārius.
Modern English dictionary
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