sanguineous
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or containing blood.
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of the color of blood.
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involving much bloodshed.
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sanguine; confident.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of sanguineous
First recorded in 1510–20, sanguineous is from the Latin word sanguineus bloody. See sanguine
Example Sentences
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Apples, as they say, must be not be compared to oranges, and certainly not blood oranges, which is perhaps the better analogy for this tart, tangy and juicily sanguineous offering.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023
I had that luxury because, like everyone else this year, I didn’t have to fly to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival but attended this impressively sanguineous edition at home.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022
Although the movie will have a different script, approach, director, cast and special effects, Langella wants to maintain his conception of the role of the sanguineous count.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here the biliary organs are brought into a constant and a morbid action, while the sanguineous system is weak and irregular.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
I answer, I don't know—any more than I know why sanguineous people are hot-tempered, and leuco-phlegmatic ones are more brooding in their wrath.
From Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General by Lever, Charles James
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