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Meaning of 'bloody' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bloody [ a.]
- Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
- Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
- Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
- Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
- Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
2 . Bloody [ v. t.]
- To stain with blood.

Meaning of 'bloody' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bloody [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cover with blood
Example in sentence:
  • bloody your hands
2 . bloody [ a]
Meaning (2):
- having or covered with or accompanied by blood
Example in sentence:
  • a bloody fight;
  • a bloody nose;
  • the effects will be violent and probably bloody;
  • your scarf is all bloody
3 . bloody [ r]
Meaning (3):
- extremely
Example in sentence:
  • a whacking good story;
  • boiling mad;
  • bored stiff;
  • frightened stiff;
  • he was enormously popular;
  • hellishly dangerous;
  • infernally clever;
  • it was positively monumental;
  • it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate;
  • roaring drunk;
  • she was drop-dead gorgeous;
  • she was inordinately smart;
  • teachers were shockingly underpaid;
  • there is precious little time left;
  • they all were whopping drunk;
  • Why are you so all-fired aggressive?;
  • you are bloody right;
  • you are goddamn right!
4 . bloody [ s]
Meaning (4):
- informal intensifiers
Example in sentence:
  • a bloody fool;
  • a crashing bore;
  • what a bally (or blinking) nuisance;
  • you flaming idiot

Nearby Words:

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