Other Words from bloodthirsty

bloodthirstily \ ˈbləd-ˌthər-stə-lē

\ adverb

bloodthirstiness \ ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē-nəs

\ noun

Examples of bloodthirsty in a Sentence

the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people

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