bloodthirsty
blutrünstig – blutrünstiger – am blutrünstigsten
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bloodthirsty
Extremely cruel and willing to kill people or animals or inflict great suffering on them.
Der blutrünstige Herrscher ließ seine Gegner ohne Erbarmen hinrichten.
The bloodthirsty ruler had his opponents executed without mercy.
gory
Full of murder, blood, and cruelty; describing films, books, stories, or other depictions.
Der Horrorfilm war mir viel zu blutrünstig.
The horror film was far too gory for me.
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| superlative | am blutrünstigsten |
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'Blutrünstig' (bloodthirsty) is often used with people or groups that commit acts of violence, such as a ruler, criminal, or army. Depictions of violence can also be described this way, for example 'blutrünstige Szenen' (gory scenes) or 'blutrünstige Geschichten' (gory stories).
In dem Roman wird ein blutrünstiger Kriegsherr beschrieben.
The novel describes a bloodthirsty warlord.
'Blutrünstig' (bloodthirsty) is a strongly judgmental and emotional adjective. It is used especially in narrative, journalistic, or dramatic texts and sounds very drastic in factual descriptions.
Die Zeitung berichtete über die blutrünstigen Milizen im Bürgerkrieg.
The newspaper reported on the bloodthirsty militias in the civil war.
The adjective can appear directly before a noun or be used after a verb such as 'sein' (to be). Before a noun, it usually describes a person, group, or depiction of violence.
Der Verbrecher galt als blutrünstig.
The criminal was considered bloodthirsty.
Die Serie enthält mehrere blutrünstige Szenen.
The series contains several gory scenes.
