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Definition of Slaughterous
1. Adjective. Accompanied by bloodshed. "This bitter and sanguinary war"
Similar to: Bloody
Derivative terms: Sanguine, Slaughter
Definition of Slaughterous
1. a. Destructive; murderous.
Definition of Slaughterous
1. Adjective. prone to slaughtering ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slaughterous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slaughterous
Literary usage of Slaughterous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1803)
"... rest and insecurity, amity and rivalship ; of steel wiped from its slaughterous
stain, but retaining its slaughterous shape ; of arms, put off by their ..."
2. Public Speaking Today: A High School Manual by Frank Cummins Lockwood, Clarence De Witt Thorpe (1921)
"Or study such synonyms as bloody and sanguine, slaughterous and murderous. ...
When Rustum speaks of "these slaughterous hands" he has reference to hands ..."
3. Public Speaking Today: A High School Manual by Frank Cummins Lockwood, Clarence De Witt Thorpe (1921)
"Or study such synonyms as bloody and sanguine, slaughterous and murderous. ...
When Rustum speaks of "these slaughterous hands" he has reference to hands ..."
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