Sanguinary
Sanguinary , adjective
[Latin sanguinarius, from sanguis blood: compare French sanguinaire.]
1.
Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.
We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences.
2.
Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
Passion... makes us brutal and sanguinary.
Sanguinary , noun
[Latin herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: compare French sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.]
(a)
(Botany) The yarrow.
(b)
(Botany) The Sanguinaria.