sanguineous

American  

[sang-gwin-ee-uhs] / sæŋˈgwɪn i əs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing blood.

2. of the color of blood.

3. involving much bloodshed.

4. sanguine; confident.

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sanguineous British  

/ sæŋˈɡwɪnɪəs /

adjective

1. of, containing, relating to, or associated with blood

2. a less common word for sanguine sanguine sanguine

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Other Word Forms

• sanguineousness noun
• unsanguineous adjective
• unsanguineously adverb

Etymology

Origin of sanguineous

First recorded in 1510–20, sanguineous is from the Latin word sanguineus bloody. See sanguine

Example Sentences

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

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

He was a polymath and a performer; he produced a series of web videos, appeared on TV, and created Meatopia, a traveling, growing celebration of the fatty, sanguineous vittles he loved.

From Time

The blood packs keep bursting, the frights keep frightening and the lights keep turning sanguineous.

From New York Times

This sanguineous story is the subject of a new museum in the city of Harbin, in northeast .

From Time