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sanguinary
This term carries a visceral, clinical quality that distinguishes it from more common words like bloody or violent. It suggests a systematic or inherent appetite for slaughter, often evoking images of war, execution, or ritualistic killing. Because of its Latin roots, it is typically reserved for formal historical accounts, literary descriptions, or high-register academic writing.
While bloodthirsty describes a psychological desire for violence, sanguinary often describes the actual result or the nature of the event itself. It implies a scene saturated with blood, shifting the focus from the internal impulse to the external, gruesome reality of the carnage.
Meanings
Examples
The battle ended in a sanguinary massacre that left the fields red.
He has a sanguinary appetite for violence that terrifies his subordinates.
The ancient texts describe a sanguinary ritual to appease the gods.
I cannot believe the level of sanguinary detail in this crime scene report.
The dictator was known for his sanguinary purges of political rivals.
The monster possessed a sanguinary instinct to hunt and kill.
They fought a sanguinary war for decades over a small piece of land.