Adjective: sanguinary 'sang-gwu,ne-ree [N. Amer], sang-gwi-n(u-)ree [Brit]
- Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
"went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood";
- bloodthirsty, bloody-minded [Brit]
- Accompanied by bloodshed
"this bitter and sanguinary war";
- gory, sanguineous, slaughterous
See also: bloody
Encyclopedia: Sanguinary