sanguinary
adjective /ˈsæŋɡwɪnəri/
/ˈsæŋɡwɪneri/
(formal)- involving or liking killing and blood
- sanguinary revenge
- sanguinary fanatics
- a sanguinary campaign in which thousands were killed
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘relating to blood’): from Latin sanguinarius, from sanguis, sanguin- ‘blood’.