sanguinolent

[ sang-gwin-l-uh nt ]
/ sæŋˈgwɪn l ənt /

adjective

of or relating to blood.
containing or tinged with blood; bloody.

Origin of sanguinolent

1400–50; < Latin sanguinolentus, equivalent to sanguin- stem of sanguis blood + -olentus earlier form of -ulentus -ulent

OTHER WORDS FROM sanguinolent

san·guin·o·len·cy, noun

Words nearby sanguinolent

sanguinarine, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous, sanguino-, sanguinolent, sanguinopurulent, sanguivorous, sanhedrin, sanibel island, sanicle

Example sentences from the Web for sanguinolent

  • Dysentery is a flux of the bowels with a sanguinolent discharge and excoriation of the intestines.

    Gilbertus Anglicus |Henry Ebenezer Handerson

  • Diarrhoea is a simple flux of the bowels, without either the sanguinolent discharges or the intestinal excoriation.

    Gilbertus Anglicus |Henry Ebenezer Handerson

  • The intestinal contents in such cases were not colorless, but consisted of a sanguinolent, ichorous, putrid fluid.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for sanguinolent

sanguinolent
/ (sæŋˈɡwɪnələnt) /

adjective

containing, tinged with, or mixed with blood

Derived forms of sanguinolent

sanguinolency, noun

Word Origin for sanguinolent

C15: from Latin sanguinolentus, from sanguis blood

Medical definitions for sanguinolent

sanguinolent
[ săng-gwĭn′ə-lənt ]

adj.

Mixed or tinged with blood.