bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē 
: eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing
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the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people
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The stakes just keep getting higher in this Grand Guignol of bloodthirsty excess, as bereaved government agent Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) descends into shocking depravity in his pursuit of serial killer Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik).
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
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Brownies or domovoi might trash your house, but kobolds are far more bloodthirsty.
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—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Known for books like her popular Atlas Six series, along with Reese’s Book Club Summer YA Pick Twelfth Knight (written as Alexene Farol Follmouth), the author’s latest book follows a college student and professor drawn into a mysterious (and bloodthirsty) sorority.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Brownies or domovoi might trash your house, but kobolds are far more bloodthirsty.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The final third of the book seamlessly cranks up the action when tracker vampire James and his bloodthirsty cronies, Laurent and Victoria, take an unsavory interest in Bella.
—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodthirsty
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“Bloodthirsty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodthirsty. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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bloodthirsty
adjective
blood·thirsty
ˈbləd-ˌthər-stē
: eager to hurt or kill : cruel
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