sanguinarily
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san·gui·nar·y
(săng′gwə-nĕr′ē)adj.
1. Accompanied by bloodshed.
2. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty.
3. Consisting of blood.
[Latin sanguinārius, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood.]
san′gui·nar′i·ly (-nâr′ə-lē) adv.
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