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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Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Republicans have painted their deportation push as a commonsense measure being obstructed by out-of-touch liberal élites siding with bloodthirsty criminals.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
But after one gory death gets the revelers’ attention, not one Frendo emerges from the cornfield, but a whole mob of bloodthirsty killer clowns start running out at once.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 May 2025
This case involves the Hatchet Girls, a cult that follows a bloodthirsty leader intent on giving polite society hell.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodthirsty. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē
: eager to hurt or kill : cruel
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