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Bloodthirsty — Blood thirst y, a. Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a bloodlust. {Blood thirst i*ness} (?), n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodthirsty — (adj.) also blood thirsty, 1530s (Coverdale, Ps. xxv.9), from BLOOD (Cf. blood) (n.) + THIRSTY (Cf. thirsty). Ancient Greek had a similar image in haimodipsos. Related: Bloodthirstiness … Etymology dictionary
bloodthirsty — [adj] murderous barbaric, cruel, homicidal, inhuman, ruthless, sanguinary, savage, slaughterous; concept 401 … New thesaurus
bloodthirsty — ► ADJECTIVE (bloodthirstier, bloodthirstiest) ▪ eager to kill and maim … English terms dictionary
bloodthirsty — [blud′thʉrs΄tē] adj. eager to hurt or kill; murderous; very cruel bloodthirstily adv. bloodthirstiness n … English World dictionary
bloodthirsty — [[t]blʌ̱dθɜː(r)sti[/t]] ADJ GRADED Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations. They were savage and bloodthirsty. ...some of the… … English dictionary
bloodthirsty — UK [ˈblʌdˌθɜː(r)stɪ] / US [ˈblʌdˌθɜrstɪ] adjective Word forms bloodthirsty : adjective bloodthirsty comparative bloodthirstier superlative bloodthirstiest a) someone who is bloodthirsty enjoys taking part in or watching violence b) involving… … English dictionary
bloodthirsty — bloodthirstily, adv. bloodthirstiness, n. /blud therr stee/, adj. 1. eager to shed blood; murderous: to capture a bloodthirsty criminal. 2. enjoying or encouraging bloodshed or violence, esp. as a spectator or clamorous partisan: the bloodthirsty … Universalium
bloodthirsty — blood|thirst|y [ˈblʌdˌθə:sti US ə:r ] adj 1.) eager to kill and wound, or enjoying killing and violence ▪ a bloodthirsty crowd 2.) describing or showing violence ▪ The film was too bloodthirsty for me … Dictionary of contemporary English
bloodthirsty — adjective 1 eager to kill and wound, or enjoying seeing killing and violence: ruthless and bloodthirsty warriors 2 describing or showing violence: The film was too bloodthirsty for me. bloodthirstily adverb bloodthirstiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
