Meanings
adjective
- medicineBloody; containing blood.
a sanguinous tumor
3 more examples
a sanguinous exudation
a sanguinous discharge
sanguinous excrement
Antonyms: asanguinous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBloody; containing blood.
Opposite
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Origin
- Late Latinsanguinōsus
- Middle Frenchsanguineux
- Middle Englishsanguinous, sangwynouse“sanguine; of eyes: bloodshot”
- Englishsanguinous
From Middle English sanguinous, sangwynouse (“sanguine; of eyes: bloodshot”), from Middle French sanguineux and its etymon Late Latin sanguinōsus.
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sanguinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguinous
MLA
“sanguinous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguinous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanguinous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanguinous.
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