sanguinoso

bloody

adjective san-gwee-NOH-zoh Rare

Also means

gory

Usage Note

Sanguinoso agrees in gender and number: sanguinosa, sanguinosi, sanguinose. It describes something literally covered in blood or, figuratively, extremely violent or brutal — una sanguinosa battaglia (a bloody battle). Do not confuse with sanguigno ('blood-related' or 'of sanguine temperament').

Examples

"Fu una sanguinosa battaglia."

Natural Translation

It was a bloody battle.

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