sanguineous
[adjective]
Synonyms: bloody, bloodstained, ensanguined, gory, imbrued, sanguinary, sanguine, murderous, bloodthirsty, homicidal, murdering

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sanguineous adjective. [saŋ'gwɪnɪǝs] E16.
[from Latin sanguineus (from sanguin-, sanguis blood) + -OUS.]
1. Chiefly Zoology & Botany. Blood-red. E16.

2. Characterized by bloodshed; (of a person) bloodthirsty. Now rare. E17.

3. Of or pertaining to blood; of the nature of or containing blood. M17.
b. Of an animal: having blood. M17-E18.

4. a. Sanguine in constitution or temperament (now Hist.); full-blooded, plethoric. M18.
b. Optimistic, sanguine. M19.

■ sanguineousness noun M19.

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