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bloodthirsty

[ bluhd-thur-stee ]
/ ˈblʌdˌθɜr sti /
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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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Origin of bloodthirsty

First recorded in 1525–35; blood + thirsty

OTHER WORDS FROM bloodthirsty

blood·thirst·i·ly, adverbblood·thirst·i·ness, noun

Words nearby bloodthirsty

blood substitute, bloodsucker, blood sugar, blood test, blood thinner, bloodthirsty, blood transfusion, blood type, blood typing, blood urea nitrogen, blood vessel
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Words related to bloodthirsty

ruthless, homicidal, barbaric, cruel, inhuman, savage, sanguinary, slaughterous

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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

bloodthirstily, adverbbloodthirstiness, noun
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