bloodthirsty

adjective

blood·​thirsty ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē How to pronounce bloodthirsty (audio)
: eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing
bloodthirstily adverb
bloodthirstiness noun

Examples of bloodthirsty in a Sentence

the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
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But when his seedy neighbor, Russ (Matt Smith), skips town and leaves him with a key that unlocks unknown valuables, Hank becomes the unwitting target of bloodthirsty gangsters. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025 And Aronofsky does not skimp on the nightmarish aspects of bloodthirsty mobsters chasing you through the city. Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025 The sensationalized trial, every detail passed from rapacious reporters to a bloodthirsty public. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025 The first part of Wednesday season 2 ended with macabre revelations involving covert experiments, bloodthirsty zombies, and more than a few corpses. EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloodthirsty

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First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bloodthirsty was in 1539

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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodthirsty. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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bloodthirsty

adjective
blood·​thirsty ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē How to pronounce bloodthirsty (audio)
: eager to hurt or kill : cruel
bloodthirstily adverb
bloodthirstiness noun

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