Definition of "sanguinary" in İngilizce

adjective

1. (of an event) Involving bloodshed.

   • We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences.

2. (of a person) Eager to shed blood; bloodthirsty.

   • Passion […] makes us brutal and sanguinary.

3. Consisting of, covered with, or similar in appearance to blood.

noun

1. A bloodthirsty person.

2. The plant common yarrow, or herba sanguinaria (Achillea millefolium).