sanguineous

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adjective

Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.

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gorysanguinaryslaughterousbutcherlybloodysanguineoptimistic
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Meanings

adjectivesanguineous (comparative more sanguineous, superlative most sanguineous)

comparative more sanguineous · superlative most sanguineous

  1. Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.

    [F]or swinging of incense-pans and Eighty-three Departmental Banners, we have waving of the one sanguineous Drapeau Rouge [red flag].

    1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book III (The Tuileries), page 105
  2. Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty.
  3. Resembling or constituting blood.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveaccompanied by bloodshed

Similar
gorysanguinaryslaughterousbutcherlybloody

adjectiveconfidently optimistic and cheerful

Similar
sanguineoptimistic
Also see
bloodiedbutcherlygorysanguinarysanguineslaughterous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Adapted borrowing of Latin sanguineus + -ous. Doublet of sanguine.

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Translations

Spanish sanguíneo
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APA

sanguineous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguineous

MLA

“sanguineous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguineous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanguineous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguineous.

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