sanguisugousadj.
/saŋɡwɪˈsjuːɡəs/ Blood-sucking; †also figurative bloodthirsty, cruel.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bloodthirstiness > [adjective]
bloodyeOE
bloodlyc1425
bloodthirsty1539
bloody-minded?1545
cannibal1555
blood-thirsting?1569
sanguinolent1577
blood-drinking1594
cannibalian1602
sword-minded1603
sanguisugous1615
sanguinary1623
sanguinarian1637
sanguinarious1654
sanguinous1663
sanguine1705
cannibalic?1795
cannibalish1796
cannibalistic1827
the world > life > death > killing > [adjective] > eager to kill
sanguinolent1577
sanguineous1612
sanguisugous1615
sanguinary1623
sanguinarian1637
sanguinarious1654
sanguinous1663
sanguine1705
bloodhot1866
red-handed1879
red-hand1894
kill-crazy1942
shoot-to-kill1973
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [adjective]
bloodyeOE
bloodthirsty1539
bloody-minded?1545
cannibal1555
blood-thirsting?1569
bloodly1574
sanguinolent1577
blood-drinking1594
cannibalian1602
sword-minded1603
sanguisugous1615
sanguinary1623
sanguinarian1637
sanguinarious1654
sanguinous1663
sanguine1705
cannibalic?1795
cannibalish1796
cannibalistic1827
faggoty-minded1856
1615 T. Adams Lycanthropy Ep. Ded., in Blacke Deuill ii. sig. A2 To expose his foming malice and sanguisugous cruelty to mens censure and detestation.
1615 T. Adams Lycanthropy 29 in Blacke Devill These were the sanguisugous wolues, Papists.
1897 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.1615- to fare with
- to fare with oneself
- to farewite) of life
- to farewite) out of life
- to farm it
- to farm off-hand
- to farm offhand
- to farm out
- to farm the bowling
- to farm the strike
- to fart about
- to fart against
- to fart against thunder
- to fart around
- to fart at the thunder
- to fart frankincense
- to fart in the wind
- to fasciate together
- to fasel out
- to fash one's beard
- to fash one's head
- to fash one's thumb
- to fashion out
- to fast against
- to fast bread and water