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.
Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary. Broome.
The yarrow.
The Sanguinaria.
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