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English
Etymology
From ex- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, not possessing’) + Latin sanguinēs (a plural form of sanguī̆s (“blood”)) or sanguī̆s itself.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
exsanguine (comparative more exsanguine, superlative most exsanguine)
- Lacking blood; anemic, bloodless.
Translations
References
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “exsanguine, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
