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 • 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

All sanguineous animals have either a bony or a spinous column.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

He was a big Norman, one of those powerful, sanguineous, bony men, who lift wagon-loads of apples on their shoulders.

From The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories by Maupassant, Guy de