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Sanguineous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Sanguineous has 1 sense
- sanguineous(s = adj.all) butcherly, gory, sanguinary, slaughterous - accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" Derived form noun sanguine1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Sanguineous, a. [L. sanguineus. See Sanguine.].
- Abounding with blood; sanguine. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- Blood-red; crimson. Keats. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Sanguineous, adj.
1 sanguinary.
2 Med. of or relating to blood.
3 blood-red.
4 full-blooded; plethoric.
1 sanguinary.
2 Med. of or relating to blood.
3 blood-red.
4 full-blooded; plethoric.
Etymology
L sanguineus (as SANGUINE)
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