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sanguinary

5 synonyms and 1 antonym for sanguinary, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Involving a lot of violence and killing.

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sanguineous butcherly bloodthirsty slaughterous gory

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Etymology

This word comes from Middle English sanguinarie, from Latin sanguinārius.

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