Main Entry: san·gui·nary

Pronunciation: \ˈsaŋ-gwə-ˌner-ē\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin sanguinarius, from sanguin-, sanguis blood

Date: circa 1623

1 : bloodthirsty, murderous <sanguinary hatred>
2 : attended by bloodshed : bloody <this bitter and sanguinary war — T. H. D. Mahoney>
3 : consisting of blood <a sanguinary stream>

synonyms see bloody

— san·gui·nar·i·ly \ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈner-ə-lē\ adverb