bloodthirsty
42
6.8
- adjective
- /ˈblʌdˌθɜrsti/
- NSFW
:
sanguinario
- During the war, many bloodthirsty leaders made ruthless decisions without remorse.
- a bloodthirsty savage
We have Aries who represents the destructive, bloodthirsty side of war.
- We have Aries who represents the destructive, bloodthirsty side of war.
- When in bloodthirsty history did beauty ever save anyone from anything?
- We are not a more bloodthirsty country culturally than other developed countries.
- I think what you have to ask yourself is how could a ruler of this particular time and polity not be bloodthirsty?
- One side is barbarous and horrible and bloodthirsty and wants to eliminate a race of people and the other wants to live in peace.
- Skunk bear Carc a joy, bloodthirsty non survivor.
- To paraphrase an idiot and his bloodthirsty mob, lock him up this.
- Oh, yeah, the people, they'll be all out there with their ears pressed against the door trying to make out tonight's hideous, bloodthirsty chant.
Examples
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Acts of revenge became terrible and men became bloodthirsty and cruel.
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On the Shia side, death squads proved to be as bloodthirsty as their Sunni counterparts.
Academic text (2011) -
The only sure way to save herself was to be as bloodthirsty as they were.
Fiction book (2002) -
There really was something bloodthirsty in her eyes by now.
Fiction book (2000) -
One side is barbarous and horrible and bloodthirsty and wants to eliminate a race of people and the other wants to live in peace.
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The executioner's song is playing tonight for the bloodthirsty Burne Brothers.
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I came across a poor wounded Frenchman crying to US English not to leave him, as he was afraid of the bloodthirsty Spaniards.
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Have you forgotten the reports of brutal, bloodthirsty savages murdering settlers and destroying their homes?
Fiction book (1999) -
Although initially described as the "bloodthirsty foe," the Native Americans become the real victims in Hawthorne's Duston narrative.
Academic text (1998) -
The bloodthirsty crowd cheered as the gladiators fought to the death.
Synonyms
84
6.4
Very violent and likely to kill
57
7.8
A person likely to kill someone
16
8.2
Quick to use force without thinking
1
9.9
Involving a lot of killing and blood
1
9.2
Ready to use violence to hurt people
1
9.9
Involving violent acts that cause blood and death
Antonyms
How Bloodthirsty
- NSFW
84
6.4
- NSFW
42
6.8
- Offensive
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2.5
194
4.6
311
3.7
144
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bloodthirsty comes from putting blood and thirsty together and comes from the idea 'thirsty for blood', like someone who wants to drink blood. That's why bloodthirsty describes a person or act that shows a strong desire for violence or bloodshed.