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