Bloodthirsty
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adjective.
Eager to cause or see the shedding of blood.
adjective.
Characterized by violence or carnage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Eager to shed blood; murderous: as, βhis
bloodthirstie
blade,β ; β
bloodthirsty
lord,β
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a bloodlust.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Eager to resort to
violence
.
adjective.
Characterized by
massive
bloodshed
.
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adjective.
marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
Word Usage
"Maybe, but in the arts it takes more than just being good; it takes what I call bloodthirsty determination."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
gentle
Equivalent
bloody
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
avaricious
barbarous
covetous
crafty
greedy
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Draconian
Tartarean
aggressive
animal
antagonistic
variant
bloodthirstier
bloodthirstiest