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Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word bloodthirsty, which means eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing. See how to use bloodthirsty in a sentence and compare it with related words.
Find 92 words that mean eager for or marked by bloodshed, violence, or killing, and their opposites. See examples, definitions, and related entries for bloodthirsty.
Learn the meaning of bloodthirst, a noun that means desire for bloodshed, from the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Find out the etymology, word history, and related entries of bloodthirst.
Bloodthirsty definition: eager to shed blood; murderous. See examples of BLOODTHIRSTY used in a sentence.
bloodthirsty: 1 adj marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed “ bloodthirsty yells” Synonyms: bloody-minded , sanguinary bloody having or covered with or accompanied by blood
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The earliest known use of the noun bloodthirst is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for bloodthirst is from 1574, in the writing of John Higgins, poet and linguist. bloodthirst is formed within English, by compounding.
Bloodthirsty means eager to see or take part in violence and killing. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and languages, and see related words and phrases for violent or aggressive behavior.
