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blood⋅y

[bluhd-ee] adjective, blood⋅i⋅er, blood⋅i⋅est, verb, blood⋅ied, blood⋅y⋅ing, adverb
–adjective
1. stained or covered with blood: a bloody handkerchief.
2. bleeding: a bloody nose.
3. characterized by bloodshed: bloody battle; a bloody rule.
4. inclined to bloodshed; bloodthirsty: a bloody dictator.
5. of, pertaining to, or resembling blood; containing or composed of blood: bloody tissue.
6. Slang. (used as an intensifier): a bloody shame; a bloody nuisance.
–verb (used with object)
7. to stain or smear with blood.
8. to cause to bleed, as by a blow or accident: to bloody someone's nose.
–adverb
9. Slang. (used as an intensifier): bloody awful; bloody wonderful.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME blody, OE blōdig. See blood, -y 1


blood⋅i⋅ly, adverb
blood⋅i⋅ness, noun


1–3. sanguinary, ensanguined, gory. 4. murderous, homicidal; savage, brutal, ferocious; cruel, inhuman, ruthless.
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Main Entry: bloody
Pronunciation: 'bl&d-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: blood·i·er;-est
1 a : containing ormade up of blood b : of or contained in the blood
2 a : smeared or stained with blood b : dripping blood : BLEEDING bloody nose> —blood·i·ly /'bl&d-&l-E/ adverbblood·i·ness /'bl&d-E-n&s/ noun
Medical Dictionary

bloody blood·y (blŭd'ē)
adj. blood·i·er, blood·i·est

  1. Stained with blood.

  2. Of, characteristic of, or containing blood.

  3. Suggesting the color of blood; blood-red.

v. blood·ied, blood·y·ing, blood·ies
  1. To stain, spot, or color with or as if with blood.

  2. To make bleed, as by injuring or wounding.

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