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sanguinary
adjective
Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
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ˈsæŋɡwɪnəɹi
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adjective
Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
“Bloody-minded tyrants”
adjective
Accompanied by bloodshed
“This bitter and sanguinary war”
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Bloody-minded tyrants
Bloodthirsty yells
{'source': '.W.Johnson', 'text': 'went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood'}
This bitter and sanguinary war
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