bloodthirsty
blood·thirsty
adjective \ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē\Definition of BLOODTHIRSTY
: eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing
— blood·thirst·i·ly \-stə-lē\ adverb
— blood·thirst·i·ness \-stē-nəs\ noun
Examples of BLOODTHIRSTY
- <the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people>
First Known Use of BLOODTHIRSTY
1935
Related to BLOODTHIRSTY
- Synonyms
- bloody, bloody-minded, homicidal, murdering, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous
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