Sanguinary \San"gui*na*ry\, a. [L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinaire.]

1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle.

We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. --Bacon.

2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.

Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary. --Broome.

Syn: Bloody; murderous; bloodthirsty; cruel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Sanguinary \San"gui*na*ry\, n. [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.]

(Bot.)
   (a) The yarrow.
   (b) The Sanguinaria.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)