bloodstained vs sanguine

bloodstained

adj
  • Having the color of something which has been stained with blood. 

  • Guilty of wrongdoing. 

  • Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder. 

  • Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. 

sanguine

adj
  • Having the colour of blood; blood red. 

  • Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood. 

  • Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope. 

  • Warm; ardent. 

noun
  • A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey). 

  • Red crayon. 

  • Blood colour; red. 

  • Bloodstone. 

  • Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth. 

verb
  • To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine. 

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