bloodthirsty

[ bluhd-thur-stee ]
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adjective
  1. eager to shed blood; murderous: to capture a bloodthirsty criminal.

  2. enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, especially as a spectator or clamorous partisan: the bloodthirsty urgings of the fight fans.

Origin of bloodthirsty

1
First recorded in 1525–35; blood + thirsty

Other words for bloodthirsty

Other words from bloodthirsty

  • blood·thirst·i·ly, adverb
  • blood·thirst·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for bloodthirsty

bloodthirsty

/ (ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪ) /


adjective-thirstier or -thirstiest
  1. murderous; cruel

  2. taking pleasure in bloodshed or violence

  1. describing or depicting killing and violence; gruesome: a bloodthirsty film

Derived forms of bloodthirsty

  • bloodthirstily, adverb
  • bloodthirstiness, noun

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