Definition of sanguinary
1
: bloodthirsty, murderous
sanguinary hatred
2
: attended by bloodshed : bloody
this bitter and sanguinary war— T. H. D. Mahoney
3
: consisting of blood
a sanguinary stream
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The first known use of sanguinary was circa 1623
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