bloodthirsty

View Synonyms
[ UK /blˈʌdθɜːsti/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫədˌθɝsti/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
    bloody-minded tyrants
    bloodthirsty yells
    went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use bloodthirsty In A Sentence

  • As the student's uniforms are traded for spears and war paint, the innocent boys devolve into uncontrolled, bloodthirsty hunters and ultimately, savages intent on killing the "beast".
  • Not that he was really concerned with the horrified reaction of the less bloodthirsty.
  • He's quite bloodthirsty, killing anyone who disobeys him and gets in his way.
  • Bram Stoker's original story focuses on the undead Count and his mortal rival, Dr.Van Helsing, who vie for the very souls of Lucy and Mina, the two young Victorian ladies the vampire would add to his harem of bloodthirsty brides.
  • Perhaps the goal was to show that a cultured and civilized man could be reduced to a bloodthirsty assassin in extraordinary scenarios.
  • Won't we make a bloodthirsty gang of roble ned men -- er, noble red men! Frank Merriwell at Yale
  • They aren't bloodthirsty barbarians, they are people who believe that if a crime is bad enough then one can justify taking the life of the person.
  • The enemy would probably be bloodthirsty bandits just waiting to kill him.
  • She may have originated with the notion of human sacrifice to ensure plentiful crops, for her actions were often bloodthirsty.
  • They hacked and sliced at one another till there was no meaning left, only a confusion of bloodthirsty syllables spelling out absurdity.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy