sanguineous adjective3 •Resembling or constituting blood. •Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.[F]or swinging of incense-pans and Eighty-three Departmental Banners, we have waving of the one sanguineous Drapeau Rouge [red flag]. — 1837 •Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty. formsmore sanguineous · most sanguineous