Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Sanguinary — San gui*na*ry, a. [L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinaire.] 1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle. [1913 Webster] We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sanguinary — San gui*na*ry, n. [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See {Sanguinary}, a.] (Bot.) (a) The yarrow. (b) The Sanguinaria. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sanguinary — index deadly, ruthless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sanguinary — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly archaic ▪ involving or causing much bloodshed … English terms dictionary
sanguinary — [saŋ′gwi ner΄ē] adj. [L sanguinarius < sanguis, blood] 1. accompanied by much bloodshed or carnage 2. flowing with blood; bloodstained 3. eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty sanguinarily adv … English World dictionary
sanguinary — adjective Etymology: Latin sanguinarius, from sanguin , sanguis blood Date: circa 1623 1. bloodthirsty, murderous < sanguinary hatred > 2. attended by bloodshed ; bloody < this bitter and sanguinary war T. H. D. Mahoney > 3. consi … New Collegiate Dictionary
sanguinary — adjective a) Accompanied by bloodshed. every one of which took its rise from some noble family that succeeded in grasping the purple after a sanguinary struggle. b) Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty. The defence set up for Mahomet is equally… … Wiktionary
sanguinary — /ˈsæŋgwənəri/ (say sanggwuhnuhree) adjective 1. attended with or characterised by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle. 2. bloodthirsty: a sanguinary person. 3. inflicting the death penalty freely. {Latin sanguinārius} –sanguinarily, adverb… …
sanguinary — sanguine, sanguinary Both words are derived from the Latin word sanguis (stem sanguin ) meaning ‘blood’. Sanguine originally meant ‘blood coloured’ but now primarily means ‘optimistic, confident’ from an earlier association of blood (one of the… … Modern English usage
sanguinary — sanguinarily, adv. sanguinariness, n. /sang gweuh ner ee/, adj. 1. full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle. 2. ready or eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty. 3. composed of or marked with blood. [1540 50; < L… … Universalium
