bloodthirsty
[ bluhd-thur-stee ]
/ ˈblʌdˌθɜr sti /
adjective
eager to shed blood; murderous: to capture a bloodthirsty criminal.
enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, especially as a spectator or clamorous partisan: the bloodthirsty urgings of the fight fans.
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British Dictionary definitions for bloodthirsty
bloodthirsty
/ (ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪ) /
adjective -thirstier or -thirstiest
murderous; cruel
taking pleasure in bloodshed or violence
describing or depicting killing and violence; gruesomea bloodthirsty film
Derived forms of bloodthirsty
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