sanguineous adj 1: accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: {gory}, {sanguinary}, {sanguineous}, {slaughterous}, {butcherly}]
Sanguineous \San*guin"e*ous\, a. [L. sanguineus. See {Sanguine}.] 1. Abounding with blood; sanguine. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 3. Blood-red; crimson. --Keats. [1913 Webster]