SANGUINARY

sanguinary. Sanguinary, a. bloody, murderous, cruel, horrid

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San″gui‐na‐ry (?), a. [[L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinaire.]] 1. 1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. Bacon. 2. 2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary. Broome. Syn. — Bloody; murderous; bloodthirsty; cruel.