sanguineous

[ sang-gwin-ee-uhs ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or containing blood.
2. of the color of blood.
3. involving much bloodshed.
4. sanguine; confident.

sanguineous

/ sæŋˈɡwɪnɪəs /

adjective

1. of, containing, relating to, or associated with blood
2. a less common word for sanguine sanguine sanguine

Derived Forms

• sanˈguineousness, noun

Other Words From

• san·guine·ous·ness noun
• unsan·guine·ous adjective
• unsan·guine·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanguineous¹

First recorded in 1510–20, sanguineous is from the Latin word sanguineus bloody. See sanguine

Example Sentences

Apples, as they say, must be not be compared to oranges, and certainly not blood oranges, which is perhaps the better analogy for this tart, tangy and juicily sanguineous offering.

From Washington Post

I had that luxury because, like everyone else this year, I didn’t have to fly to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival but attended this impressively sanguineous edition at home.

From New York Times

In some movies, the refusal to show violence can feel like an audience-soothing cop-out; alternatively, those that slobber over every sanguineous drop and spray can become hostage to their graphic display.

From New York Times

Louisa Proske directs this story about an adulterous woman tangled in a sanguineous web of lust, ambition and corruption.

From New York Times

Louisa Proske directs this story about an adulterous woman tangled in a sanguineous web of lust, ambition and corruption.

From New York Times