The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sanguineous \San*guin"e*ous\, a. [L. sanguineus. See Sanguine.]
Abounding with blood; sanguine.
Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood.
--Sir T. Browne.Blood-red; crimson.
--Keats.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to blood," 1510s, from Latin sanguineus, from sanguin-, stem of sanguis (see sanguinary).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody 2 Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty
WordNet
adj. accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" [syn: gory, sanguinary, slaughterous, butcherly]
Usage examples of "sanguineous".
Each attack was accompanied by pains in the back and hypogastric region, febrile disturbance, and a sanguineous discharge from the urethra, which resembled in color, consistency, etc.
Of course, menstruation before the third or fourth year is extremely rare, most of the cases reported before this age being merely accidental sanguineous discharges from the genitals, not regularly periodical, and not true catamenia.
I have made my cut, and both Hammerhead Jack and I are deluged in the sanguineous gush.