Bloodthirsty
Bloodthirsty adjective - Eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing.
Usage example: the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
Sanguine and bloodthirsty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sanguine" instead an adjective "Bloodthirsty".
Sanguine
Sanguine adjective - Eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing.
Usage example: the Civil War remains America's most sanguine conflict
Bloodthirsty and sanguine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bloodthirsty" instead an adjective "Sanguine".
Nearby Words: sanguinary, sanguineous
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He was not bloodthirsty at all (though he was generally sanguine), and was a complex and sensitive man, so his name had a touch of irony to it... Which was completely lost in the movie, turning him into an uncomplicated badass with an appropriate name.
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