Sanguinary
Pronunciation : San"gui*na*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf. F.sanguinaire.]
Definition : 1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle. We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. Bacon.
2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary. Broome.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : San"gui*na*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.] (Bot.) (a) The yarrow. (b) The Sanguinaria.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913