sanguineous
[sang-gwin-ee-uh s]
adjective
of, relating to, or containing blood.
of the color of blood.
involving much bloodshed.
sanguine; confident.
Origin of sanguineous
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arduous, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, brutal, criminal, cruel, cutthroat, dangerous, deadly, destructive, devastating, exhausting, fell, ferocious, harrowing, hellish, homicidal, killing, lethalExamples from the Web for sanguineous
Historical Examples of sanguineous
A red lamp on the water seemed to be watching him with a sanguineous eye.
The Fat and the ThinEmile Zola
The passenger, who was a plethoric, sanguineous man, felt as if he were stifling.
My Novel, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Traces of inflammation and discoloration by sanguineous staining are traceable on the pleural surfaces.
The endocardium is often blotched to a greater or less extent by sanguineous imbibition.
These parts he describes in detail, considering those belonging to sanguineous animals first and most fully.
Fathers of BiologyCharles McRae
sanguineous
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sanguineous
[săng-gwĭn′ē-əs]
adj.
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