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EXSANGUINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exsanguine mean?
• EXSANGUINE (adjective)
The adjective EXSANGUINE has 1 sense:
1. destitute of blood or apparently so
Familiarity information: EXSANGUINE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Destitute of blood or apparently so
Synonyms:
bloodless; exsanguine; exsanguinous
Context example:
the bloodless carcass of my Hector sold
Similar:
dead (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life)
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