sanguineous

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The Word of the Day for October 28 is: 

sanguineous   \san-GWIN-ee-us\   adjective
          1 : bloodred 
    *2 : of, relating to, or involving bloodshed : bloodthirsty 
     3 : of, relating to, or containing blood 

Example sentence:
          The horror movie is a sanguineous remake of an old classic.

Did you know?
          "Sanguineous" isn’t the only English adjective to come from 
"sanguis," the Latin word for "blood." "Sanguine,” for one, has been with us 
since the 14th century. Nowadays, it usually means “confident” or "optimistic," 
but it can also mean "ruddy." (The "optimistic" sense stems from the medieval 
belief that a healthy red complexion denoted a courageous and hopeful 
temperament.) "Sanguineous" first appeared in the 16th century as a synonym of 
the “ruddy” sense of "sanguine," but now it's more often used in medical or 
scientific references to blood. It shares another sense -- “bloodthirsty” or 
“involving bloodshed” -- with “sanguinary,” yet another “sanguis” descendant.”





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