Meaning of blood-thirsty | Babel Free
Definitions
Adjective. [C1]
Examples
“[…] Diodorus also relates of Caligula, predecessor to Nero, that his nurse used to moisten the nipples of her breast frequently with blood to make⟳ Caligula take⟳ the better hold⟳ of them; which, says Diodorus, was the cause that made him so blood-thirsty and cruel all his life-time after, that he not only committed frequent murder⟳ by his own⟳ hand, but likewise wished that all human kind wore but one neck that he might have⟳ the pleasure to cut⟳ it off.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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