bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē 
: eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing
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the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
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There's plenty of balls in the air for Dwight to catch when the show returns, from the looming threat of Agent Musso to the Renzetti family's bloodthirsty desire to see Dwight six feet under.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Regardless, this film also boasts a oner for the ages, as a raincoat mafia descends upon a rave and a pair of bloodthirsty lovers.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
For Farouk, revenge is worth more than money, which would seem more compelling a motive if the show weren’t intent on turning him into a garden-variety bloodthirsty terrorist than a villain with a point.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Known for books like her popular Atlas Six series, along with Reese’s Book Club Summer YA Pick Twelfth Knight (written as Alexene Farol Follmouth), the author’s latest book follows a college student and professor drawn into a mysterious (and bloodthirsty) sorority.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodthirsty
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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodthirsty. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē
: eager to hurt or kill : cruel
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