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sanguineous

[ sang-gwin-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or containing blood.
  2. of the color of blood.
  3. involving much bloodshed.
  4. sanguine; confident.


sanguineous

/ æŋˈɡɪɪə /

adjective

  1. of, containing, relating to, or associated with blood
  2. a less common word for sanguine sanguine sanguine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܾԱdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܾ·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ·ܾ·dzܲ adjective
  • ܲȴ·ܾ·dzܲ·ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sanguineous1

First recorded in 1510–20, sanguineous is from the Latin word sanguineus bloody. See sanguine
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Apples, as they say, must be not be compared to oranges, and certainly not blood oranges, which is perhaps the better analogy for this tart, tangy and juicily sanguineous offering.

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I had that luxury because, like everyone else this year, I didn’t have to fly to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival but attended this impressively sanguineous edition at home.

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In some movies, the refusal to show violence can feel like an audience-soothing cop-out; alternatively, those that slobber over every sanguineous drop and spray can become hostage to their graphic display.

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He was a polymath and a performer; he produced a series of web videos, appeared on TV, and created Meatopia, a traveling, growing celebration of the fatty, sanguineous vittles he loved.

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The blood packs keep bursting, the frights keep frightening and the lights keep turning sanguineous.

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