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sanguinary

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He saw Gen. Braddock as he passed on to his defeat, and could give a succinct account of that sanguinary action.

He was long engaged in sanguinary war with the Turks and the French, who pillaged and destroyed his frontier towns.

Battle of Surcoign; British defeated by the French after a sanguinary conflict.

This sanguinary mixture is generally believed to possess effervescing properties when stirred.

"Atavism can hardly explain a roaming animal with teeth and claws and sanguinary instincts," interrupted Maloney with impatience.

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On this page you'll find 55 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sanguinary, such as: blood-soaked, blood-spattered, bloodstained, crimson, ensanguined, and gaping.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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