bloody
Americanadjective
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stained or covered with blood.
a bloody handkerchief.
- Synonyms:
- gory , sanguinary
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bleeding.
a bloody nose.
- Synonyms:
- gory , sanguinary
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characterized by bloodshed.
bloody battle; a bloody rule.
- Synonyms:
- gory , sanguinary
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inclined to bloodshed; bloodthirsty.
a bloody dictator.
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of, relating to, or resembling blood; containing or composed of blood.
bloody tissue.
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Slang. (used as an intensifier).
a bloody shame; a bloody nuisance.
verb (used with object)
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to stain or smear with blood.
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to cause to bleed, as by a blow or accident.
to bloody someone's nose.
adverb
adjective
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covered or stained with blood
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resembling or composed of blood
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marked by much killing and bloodshed
a bloody war
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cruel or murderous
a bloody tyrant
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of a deep red colour; blood-red
adverb
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"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- bloodily adverb
- bloodiness noun
- unbloodily adverb
- unbloodiness noun
- unbloody adjective
Etymology
Origin of bloody
before 1000; Middle English blody, Old English blōdig. See blood, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Thompson, who takes his stage name from his wartime submachine gun, rose to fame during the bloody conflicts that tore Yugoslavia apart in the 1990s.
From Barron's
And Alexandre’s movie theater, with its bloody spectacles, gets replaced by something very different: a blood bank, a monument to recovery.
In his 12-hour documentary for PBS, Burns digs into our nation’s bloody, messy and triumphant founding by chronicling more than the “boldfaced names we all know,” as he told the Journal.
“That’s no bloody wonder why he’s playing William Shakespeare, the ultimate humanist. Not many people can actually do that genuinely.”
From Los Angeles Times
"I have had a bloody wonderful life. I have found love, travelled, partied, had two amazing children, spent time with friends, family and done things I had never dreamed of."
From BBC
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