adjective · rare

bloodthirsty

blood·thirsty

bloodthirsty · bloodthirstier · bloodthirstiest

кровожерливий

свирепый, кровожадный

blutrünstig, blutdürstig

Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshedThirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.

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UK/ˈblʌdθəːsti/US/ˈblʌdˌθɚsti/

» Republicans are absolutely twisted, bloodthirsty, power-hungry, sadistic liars.

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Meaning

3 senses

Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
blutrünstig, blutdürstig
свире́пыйsvirépyj, кровожа́дныйkrovožádnyj
кровоже́рливийkrovožérlyvyj
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
(humorous)Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.

More definitions

marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed

Examples

12 sentences

Republicans are absolutely twisted, bloodthirsty, power-hungry, sadistic liars.
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Sharks are infamous for their bloodthirsty natures.
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These monarchs are a bunch of bloodthirsty psychopaths.
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The bloodthirsty dictator terrorized his nation with brutal methods.
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A large number of monarchs throughout history have been bloodthirsty monsters.
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Translations

9 languages

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Русский

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Deutsch

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Origin

From blood + thirsty. Cognate with West Frisian bloeddorstich (“bloodthirsty”), Dutch bloe

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

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