sanguineous

adjective

1. Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.

   [F]or swinging of incense-pans and Eighty-three Departmental Banners, we have waving of the one sanguineous Drapeau Rouge [red flag].

2. Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty.

3. Resembling or constituting blood.

Where it comes from

Adapted borrowing of Latin sanguineus + -ous. Doublet of sanguine.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sanguineous (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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