Meaning
bloody, gory
- bloody, bloodied, gory
In a sentence
La battaglia è stata lunga e sanguinosa.
The battle was long and bloody.
Hai visto quel film così sanguinoso ieri sera?
Did you see that really gory movie last night?
Lo scontro tra le due fazioni è stato particolarmente sanguinoso.
The clash between the two factions was particularly bloody.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sanguinoso | masculine · singular |
| sanguinosa | feminine · singular |
| sanguinosi | masculine · plural |
| sanguinose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use it for violent events or imagery: guerra sanguinosa, scontro sanguinoso. For literal blood on clothes or skin, insanguinato is often more natural.
- It commonly describes outcomes metaphorically: una sconfitta sanguinosa, una repressione sanguinosa. This sounds stronger and more dramatic than cruento in everyday speech.
- Agree it like a regular adjective: sanguinoso, sanguinosa, sanguinosi, sanguinose. It usually comes after the noun.