Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloodthirsting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blood-thirst-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of bloodthirsty.

Example Sentences

"[T]o add to his troubles there appeared the astute, bloodthirsting European fox - an importation of which we as a nation should stand heartily ashamed."

Etymology

From blood + thirsting.

Inflected Forms

more bloodthirsting (comparative) most bloodthirsting (superlative)

Questions

What does bloodthirsting mean?: Alternative form of bloodthirsty.
Where does bloodthirsting come from?: From blood + thirsting.

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