Synonyms for Sanguinary (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (accompanied by bloodshed):
gory, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly
WordNet sense 2 (marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed):
bloodthirsty, bloody-minded
WordNet sense 3 (having or covered with or accompanied by blood):
bloody
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