bloodthirsty

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; ; ; -G.W.Johnson

Etymology

From blood + thirsty. Cognate with West Frisian bloeddorstich (“bloodthirsty”), Dutch bloeddorstig (“bloodthirsty”), German blutdürstig (“bloodthirsty”), Danish blodtørstig (“bloodthirsty”), Swedish blodtörstig (“bloodthristy”), Norwegian blodtørstig (“bloodthirsty”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bloody-minded, sanguinary

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