exsanguine

American

[eks-sang-gwin] / ɛksˈsæŋ gwɪn /

adjective

anemic; bloodless.

exsanguine British

/ ɪkˈsæŋɡwɪn /

adjective

without blood; bloodless or anaemic

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Other Word Forms

exsanguinity noun

Etymology

Origin of exsanguine

1640–50; < Latin exsangu ( is ) bloodless ( ex- ¹, sanguine ) + -ine ¹

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The exsanguine atmosphere of the place was especially heartbreaking for him.

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