bloodthirsty

[ bluhd-thur-stee ]

/ ˈblʌdˌθɜr sti /

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adjective

eager to shed blood; murderous: to capture a bloodthirsty criminal.

enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, especially as a spectator or clamorous partisan: the bloodthirsty urgings of the fight fans.

Origin of bloodthirsty

First recorded in 1525–35; blood + thirsty

SYNONYMS FOR bloodthirsty

1 homicidal, savage, brutal, bloody; merciless, pitiless.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR bloodthirsty ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM bloodthirsty

blood·thirst·i·ly, adverbblood·thirst·i·ness, noun

Words nearby bloodthirsty

blood substitute, bloodsucker, blood sugar, blood test, blood thinner, bloodthirsty, blood transfusion, blood type, blood typing, blood urea nitrogen, blood vessel

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Example sentences from the Web for bloodthirsty

Bloodthirsty calls for revenge have filled Facebook and Twitter.
Two Days After School Attack, Pakistan Court Lets Terrorists Walk Free|Chris Allbritton|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His bloodthirsty fighters might be Baghdad's best hope of stopping the Islamic State.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 3-9, 2014|William Boot|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“ISIS is pure barbarism, it is bloodthirsty,” Marchouch told The Daily Beast in an interview.
ISIS’s Black Flags Are Flying in Europe|Nadette De Visser|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Russian revolution of 1917 toppled the tsar and soon installed a bloodthirsty communist regime.
Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal|Michael F. Bishop|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They would later be dubbed a “bloodthirsty” “lesbian she-wolf pack” and—most famously—“a seething, Sapphic septet.”
‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang'|Nina Strochlic|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above, she knew was the terrible Automaton and his bloodthirsty emissary.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
Bears, I may tell your ladyship, are not bloodthirsty by nature.
The Poor Plutocrats|Maurus Jkai
The ghastly frequency of the punishment by death tended to make people savage and bloodthirsty.
The Coming of the Friars|Augustus Jessopp
Yet she was actually expressing admiration for him and his bloodthirsty methods!
Captain Calamity|Rolf Bennett
These bloodthirsty jackals had been cheated of their prey; they would tear him to pieces in compensation of their loss.
I Will Repay|Baroness Emmuska Orczy

British Dictionary definitions for bloodthirsty

bloodthirsty

/ (ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪ) /

adjective -thirstier or -thirstiest

murderous; cruel

taking pleasure in bloodshed or violence

describing or depicting killing and violence; gruesomea bloodthirsty film

Derived forms of bloodthirsty

bloodthirstily, adverbbloodthirstiness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bloodthirsty
释义	bloodthirsty [ bluhd-thur-stee ] / ˈblʌdˌθɜr sti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bloodthirsty ON THESAURUS.COM adjective eager to shed blood; murderous: to capture a bloodthirsty criminal. enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, especially as a spectator or clamorous partisan: the bloodthirsty urgings of the fight fans. Origin of bloodthirsty First recorded in 1525–35; blood + thirsty SYNONYMS FOR bloodthirsty 1 homicidal, savage, brutal, bloody; merciless, pitiless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bloodthirsty ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM bloodthirsty blood·thirst·i·ly, adverbblood·thirst·i·ness, noun Words nearby bloodthirsty blood substitute, bloodsucker, blood sugar, blood test, blood thinner, bloodthirsty, blood transfusion, blood type, blood typing, blood urea nitrogen, blood vessel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bloodthirsty Bloodthirsty calls for revenge have filled Facebook and Twitter. Two Days After School Attack, Pakistan Court Lets Terrorists Walk Free\|Chris Allbritton\|December 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His bloodthirsty fighters might be Baghdad's best hope of stopping the Islamic State. The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 3-9, 2014\|William Boot\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “ISIS is pure barbarism, it is bloodthirsty,” Marchouch told The Daily Beast in an interview. ISIS’s Black Flags Are Flying in Europe\|Nadette De Visser\|July 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Russian revolution of 1917 toppled the tsar and soon installed a bloodthirsty communist regime. Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal\|Michael F. Bishop\|June 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They would later be dubbed a “bloodthirsty” “lesbian she-wolf pack” and—most famously—“a seething, Sapphic septet.” ‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang'\|Nina Strochlic\|June 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Above, she knew was the terrible Automaton and his bloodthirsty emissary. The Master Mystery\|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey Bears, I may tell your ladyship, are not bloodthirsty by nature. The Poor Plutocrats\|Maurus Jkai The ghastly frequency of the punishment by death tended to make people savage and bloodthirsty. The Coming of the Friars\|Augustus Jessopp Yet she was actually expressing admiration for him and his bloodthirsty methods! Captain Calamity\|Rolf Bennett These bloodthirsty jackals had been cheated of their prey; they would tear him to pieces in compensation of their loss. I Will Repay\|Baroness Emmuska Orczy British Dictionary definitions for bloodthirsty bloodthirsty / (ˈblʌdˌθɜːstɪ) / adjective -thirstier or -thirstiest murderous; cruel taking pleasure in bloodshed or violence describing or depicting killing and violence; gruesomea bloodthirsty film Derived forms of bloodthirsty bloodthirstily, adverbbloodthirstiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bloodthirsty ruthless, homicidal, barbaric, cruel, inhuman, savage, sanguinary, slaughterous
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bloodthirsty

adjective

Origin of bloodthirsty

SYNONYMS FOR bloodthirsty

OTHER WORDS FROM bloodthirsty

Words nearby bloodthirsty

Example sentences from the Web for bloodthirsty

British Dictionary definitions for bloodthirsty

adjective -thirstier or -thirstiest

Derived forms of bloodthirsty

Words related to bloodthirsty