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sanguinous

sanguinous adjective: bloody; containing blood.

Adjective

sanguinous

  1. Bloody; containing blood.
    • a sanguinous exudation
    • a sanguinous discharge
    Antonyms:
    asanguinous

Antonyms of sanguinous

Origin of sanguinous

From Middle English sanguinous, sangwynouse (“sanguine; of eyes: bloodshot”), from Middle French sanguineux and its etymon Late Latin sanguinōsus.

Words formed from sanguinous

Questions about sanguinous

What does sanguinous mean?
Sanguinous means bloody; containing blood.
What part of speech is sanguinous?
Sanguinous is an adjective.

Words near sanguinous in the dictionary

  1. sanguinolence
  2. sanguinolency
  3. sanguinolent
  4. sanguinophlegmatic
  5. sanguinoside
  6. sanguinous
  7. sanguinously
  8. sanguisorbic acid
  9. sanguisuge
  10. sanguisugent
  11. sanguisuges

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