Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a sanguinary manner; bloodthirstily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a sanguinary manner.
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- adverb In a
sanguinary manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was on account of the fear that he might lead them out of their way in order to engage in some bloody Indian fight, it being generally represented and believed that he was sanguinarily inclined.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself de Witt C. Peters
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Such was the position of those who felt sanguinarily inclined.
Haskell's Account of the Battle of Gettysburg. Paras. 100-125 1909
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African forest as in the crooked paths of London society; for his clothes were torn in more than one place; a mosquito, done to sudden death, adhered sanguinarily to the side of his aristocratic nose, while heat and mental distress had drawn damp stripes down his countenance.
With Edged Tools Henry Seton Merriman 1882
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It was on account of the fear that he might lead them out of their way in order to engage in some bloody Indian fight, it being generally represented and believed that he was sanguinarily inclined.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson Peters, DeWitt C 1858
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This was seen by the more sanguinarily disposed of the party, who turned their rage towards their companions, and, rushing on them, attempted to retake the articles they considered theirs.
Adventures in the Far West William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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