ensanguined
/ɛnˈsæŋɡwɪnd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
verb
simple past and past participle of ensanguine
Example Sentences
- "[W]ith hot Ravine fir'd, enſanguined Man / Is novv become the Lyon of the Plain, / And vvorſe."
- "The flames retired from the spot on which the blood was pouring. A volume of dark clouds rose slowly from the ensanguined earth, and ascended gradually till it reached the vault of the cavern."
- "Everybody who has the least knowledge of Heraldry and the Peerage must be aware that the noble family of which, as we know, Helen Pendennis was a member, bears for a crest, a nest full of little pelicans pecking at the ensanguined bosom of a big maternal bird, which plentifully supplies the little wretches with the nutriment on which, according to the heraldic legend, they are supposed to be brought up."
- "For the rest of the day he was dumb, but achieved an ensanguined filthiness through the cleaning of big fish."
Etymology
From ensanguine + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛnˈsæŋɡwɪnd/
- British English: /ɛnˈsæŋɡwɪnd/
Inflected Forms
more ensanguined (comparative)
most ensanguined (superlative)