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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Rather than ramble about one of his pet subjects—bloodthirsty criminals flooding the southern border; Joe Biden being the worst President in American history—Trump listens, with genuine curiosity, as Von, a former addict, talks about doing cocaine. Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024 Damien Leone's Terrifier films star David Howard Thornton as a gleeful, unrepentantly sadistic, and bloodthirsty clown. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024 When the audiences got too bloodthirsty, McMahon dialled back the enmity between Hulk and the Iron Sheik. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 The serial killer thriller, which primarily takes place at a pop concert in a Philadelphia arena, immediately reveals that its protagonist Cooper (Josh Hartnett) masquerades as a bloodthirsty serial killer known as the Butcher. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloodthirsty 

Word History

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 10 Nov. 2024.

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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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