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[ adjective ] accompanied by bloodshed

Examples

"this bitter and sanguinary war"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

The small_intestine and colon contained approximately 300 cc. of foul-smelling , sanguineous material , and the mucosa throughout was hyperemic and mottled green brown .

Related terms

bloody

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