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san·gui·nar·y  audio  (snggw-nr) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Accompanied by bloodshed.
  2. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty.
  3. Consisting of blood.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin sanguinrius, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood

OTHER FORMS:
sangui·nari·ly  (-nâr-l) KEY (Adverb)


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