bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē 
: eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing
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the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
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The detractors see evidence of someone seduced by gratuitous violence deployed wantonly as a lowest common denominator appeal to an unevolved, bloodthirsty audience.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Simmons cleverly folds this fact into his thriller, in which his cast of sailors must fight a bloodthirsty monster while also gradually going insane.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
President Trump also designated international cartels and organizations, including MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
How this bloodthirsty black sheep wooed the most beautiful being in the universe is anyone’s guess.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Simmons cleverly folds this fact into his thriller, in which his cast of sailors must fight a bloodthirsty monster while also gradually going insane.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
President Trump also designated international cartels and organizations, including MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
How this bloodthirsty black sheep wooed the most beautiful being in the universe is anyone’s guess.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodthirsty. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē
: eager to hurt or kill : cruel
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