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† cruˈentous, a. Obs. rare.
[f. L. cruent-us (see cruent) + -ous.]
Bloody. (lit and fig.)
1648Venice Looking-glass 9 Thus a cruell and most cruentous civill war began. 1651Howell Venice 125 A most cruentous fight pass'd on both sides. 1675R. Burthogge Causa Dei 301 The insufficiency of cruentous Sacrifices. 1882Syd. Soc. Lex., Cruentous, red like blood; bloody. Formerly applied to the humours or excretions, sputa, sweat, and such like, when mixed with blood. |