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Bloody

Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.

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Bloodthirsty 84% connected

Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous.

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Bloodthirsty 84% connected

Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous.

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Bloody-minded 84% connected

Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty.

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Bloody-minded 84% connected

Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty.

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Butcherly 84% connected

Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell.

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Butcherly 84% connected

Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell.

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Crimson 84% connected

A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.

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Crimson 84% connected

A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.

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Gory 84% connected

Covered with gore or clotted blood.

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Gory 84% connected

Covered with gore or clotted blood.

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Homicidal 84% connected

Pertaining to homicide; tending to homicide; murderous.

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Homicidal 84% connected

Pertaining to homicide; tending to homicide; murderous.

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Internecine 84% connected

Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.

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Internecine 84% connected

Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.

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Murderous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the m…

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Murderous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the m…

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Red 84% connected

. imp. & p. p. of Read.

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Red 84% connected

. imp. & p. p. of Read.

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Sanguinary 84% connected

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

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Sanguinary 84% connected

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

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Sanguineous 84% connected

Abounding with blood; sanguine.

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Sanguineous 84% connected

Abounding with blood; sanguine.

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Slaughterous 84% connected

Destructive; murderous.

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Slaughterous 84% connected

Destructive; murderous.

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Violent 84% connected

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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Violent 84% connected

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; f…

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Broader term 1

Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Derivationally related 4

Blood 74% connected

The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste produc…

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Blood 74% connected

The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste produc…

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Bloodiness 74% connected

The state of being bloody.

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Bloodiness 74% connected

The state of being bloody.

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See also 4

Merciless 66% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Merciless 66% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Unmerciful 66% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Unmerciful 66% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Synonym 5

Blinking 92% connected

of Blink

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Blooming 92% connected

of Bloom

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Crashing 92% connected

of Crash

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Damn 92% connected

To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure.

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Flaming 92% connected

of Flame

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Antonym 2

Bloodless 94% connected

Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.

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Bloodless 94% connected

Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.

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