sanguinarilyadv.
/ˈsaŋɡwɪnərɪli/ In a sanguinary manner.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bloodthirstiness > [adverb]
bloodily1536
canniballya1616
bloodthirstily1749
sanguinarily1850
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [adverb]
bloodily1536
cannibally1702
bloodthirstily1749
sanguinarily1850
cannibalistically1851
1850 J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict.
1893 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 243 A mosquito..adhered sanguinarily to the side of his aristocratic nose.
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