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bloodthirsty

English

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).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?bl?d???sti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?bl?d???sti/
  • Hyphenation: blood?thirsty, blood?thirs?ty

Adjective

bloodthirsty (comparative bloodthirstier or more bloodthirsty, superlative bloodthirstiest or most bloodthirsty)

  1. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
    Synonyms: bloodlusty, homicidal, (archaic) murtherous, murderous
    Antonym: unbloodthirsty
  2. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
  3. (humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.

Alternative forms

  • blood-thirsty
  • bloudthirsty, bloud-thirsty (obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

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murtherous

English

Etymology

From murther +? -ous.

Adjective

murtherous (comparative more murtherous, superlative most murtherous)

  1. (archaic) Bloody; violent.
  2. Obsolete spelling of murderous (intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal)

Related terms

  • murth
  • murther
  • murtherer

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