Synonyms for Sanguinary
Definition of sanguinary
- adjective
- accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
- marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
5 synonyms found
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