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sanguinary |
Grep of noun sanguinary sanguinary ant Overview of adj sanguinary The adj sanguinary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly -- (accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war") 2. bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary -- (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) Antonyms of adj sanguinary 2 senses of sanguinary Sense 1 gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly INDIRECT (VIA bloody) -> bloodless Sense 2 bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary INDIRECT (VIA bloody) -> bloodless Similarity of adj sanguinary 2 senses of sanguinary Sense 1 gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly => bloody (vs. bloodless) Sense 2 bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary => bloody (vs. bloodless) Attributes of adj sanguinary Familiarity of adj sanguinary sanguinary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj sanguinary sanguinary Overview of adj sanguinary The adj sanguinary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly -- (accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war") 2. bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary -- (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)
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