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单词 bloodthirsty
释义

bloodthirsty

adjective

blood·​thirsty ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē How to pronounce bloodthirsty (audio)
: eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing
bloodthirstily
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stə-lē How to pronounce bloodthirsty (audio)
adverb
bloodthirstiness
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē-nəs How to pronounce bloodthirsty (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bloody
  • bloody-minded
  • homicidal
  • murdering
  • murderous
  • sanguinary
  • sanguine
  • sanguineous
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Example Sentences

the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
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Word History

First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bloodthirsty

adjective

blood·​thirsty ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē How to pronounce bloodthirsty (audio)
: eager to kill or hurt

bloodthirsty

adjective

as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • murderous
  • murdering
  • savage
  • bloody
  • ferocious
  • brutal
  • vicious
  • homicidal
  • violent
  • sanguinary
  • fierce
  • ruthless
  • sanguineous
  • cruel
  • sanguine
  • bloody-minded
  • contentious
  • sadistic
  • merciless
  • aggressive
  • barbaric
  • hostile
  • heartless
  • barbarous
  • hateful
  • bellicose
  • antagonistic
  • inhumane
  • belligerent
  • pitiless
  • pugnacious
  • malicious
  • wanton
  • truculent
  • gladiatorial
  • combative
  • malevolent
  • quarrelsome
  • cold-blooded
  • spiteful
  • malignant
  • assertive
  • gory
  • scrappy
  • grim
  • bloodstained
  • discordant
  • fell
  • malign
  • nasty
  • despiteful
  • mean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • sympathetic
  • conciliatory
  • compassionate
  • pacific
  • humane
  • disarming
  • placatory
  • unaggressive
  • benign
  • kind
  • appeasing
  • propitiatory
  • unassertive
  • dovish
  • kindhearted
  • merciful
  • placating
  • benevolent
  • warm
  • mollifying
  • tenderhearted
  • amiable
  • benignant
  • pacifying
  • placative
  • peacemaking
  • lenient
  • warmhearted
  • affable
  • good-hearted
  • gentle
  • amicable
  • tender
  • clement
  • submissive
  • kindly
  • surrendering
  • yielding
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