sanguinary
bloodthirsty or involving bloodshed
Root
- sanguin: blood
Other words with the sanguin root
- consanguineous: related by blood
- consanguinity: relationship by blood
- sanguine: optimistic or cheerful
- sanguineous: blood-red or containing blood
Sanguin gives blood. Sanguinary keeps the blood sense violent and literal.
The general avoided a sanguinary battle by negotiating before the armies moved.
Sanguine can mean cheerfully optimistic, but sanguinary stays with bloodshed. Keep the split sharp: one is temperament; the other is violence.