Bloody
['blʌdɪ] or ['blʌdi]
Definition
(verb.) cover with blood; 'bloody your hands'.
(adj.) having or covered with or accompanied by blood; 'a bloody nose'; 'your scarf is all bloody'; 'the effects will be violent and probably bloody'; 'a bloody fight' .
(adv.) extremely; 'you are bloody right'; 'Why are you so all-fired aggressive?'.
Editor: Upton--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
(a.) Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
(a.) Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
(a.) Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
(a.) Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
(v. t.) To stain with blood.
Inputed by Annie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Sanguinary, ensanguined, gory.[2]. Murderous, cruel, BLOOD-THIRSTY.
Typist: Preston
Examples
- Bloody insurrections repeatedly broke out, always traceable ultimately to the pressure of taxation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is thought the friendly visit was only the cloak of a bloody conspiracy. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was indeed De Bracy--bloody with spurring, fiery red with speed. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Isn't this a bloody war? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- A century later the same urgency was to sweep Germany into a series of bloody Peasant Wars. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When we came back from Tangier, in Africa, we were topped with fezzes of the bloodiest hue, hung with tassels like an Indian's scalp-lock. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typed by Jed