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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But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot.
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Ryan Brennan
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
The theology in such conflicts usually masks more primal power struggles and still tends to make the wars and warriors more fanatical and bloodthirsty.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Despite Guillotin’s ideals, executions were messy and sometimes shambolic affairs, swarmed by bloodthirsty crowds and heckling tricoteuses.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
The theology in such conflicts usually masks more primal power struggles and still tends to make the wars and warriors more fanatical and bloodthirsty.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Despite Guillotin’s ideals, executions were messy and sometimes shambolic affairs, swarmed by bloodthirsty crowds and heckling tricoteuses.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodthirsty. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē
: eager to hurt or kill : cruel
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