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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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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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodthirsty. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē
: eager to hurt or kill : cruel
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