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   San·gui·nar·y

   /ˈsaNGɡwəˌnerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. involving or causing much bloodshed: archaic "they lost heavily in the sanguinary campaigns that followed"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to blood’): from Latin sanguinarius, from sanguis, sanguin- ‘blood’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sanguinarily adverb
   • 2. sanguinariness noun

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   Definition of sanguinary in English: cite. sanguinary. Pronunciation: /ˈsaŋɡwɪn (ə)ri/ adjective. mainly archaic. involving or causing much bloodshed: they lost heavily in the sanguinary campaigns that followed. More example sentences.

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   Sanguinary definition: full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody. See examples of SANGUINARY used in a sentence.

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   Sanguinary Definition. sănggwə-nĕrē. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Accompanied by much bloodshed or carnage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Flowing with blood; bloodstained.

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   sanguinary meaning, definition, what is sanguinary: involving violence and killing: Learn more.

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   Sanguinary definition, full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle. See more.

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   full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle. ready or eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty. composed of or marked with blood. Latin sanguinārius bloody. See sanguine, - ary. 1540–50. san′gui•nar′i•ly, adv. san′gui•nar′i•ness, n. 2. murderous, cruel, savage. 2. kind.

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   Sanguinary definition: full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody. See examples of SANGUINARY used in a sentence.