bloody
//ˈblʌ.di//
Forms
- Comparative
- bloodier
- Superlative
- bloodiest
- Comparative
- more bloody
- Superlative
- most bloody
- Plural
- bloodies
- present (v1)
- bloody
- past (v2)
- bloodied
- past participle (v3)
- bloodied
- present participle
- bloodying
- 3rd person singular
- bloodies
Definitions
1.Covered in blood.
- All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.
- And, as she fled, her mantle she did fall, / Which Lion vile with bloody mouth did stain.
2.Characterised by bloodshed.
- There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.
- The story of Elizabeth Bathory is one of the bloodiest in history.
- I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation.
3.Used as an intensifier.(informal)
- Traffic in central London was a bloody mess this morning.
- There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today.
- You are not to go asking anyone about who killed that bloody dog.
1.Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.(informal)
- "Dice are no bloody good," David said.
- Walk! Not bloody likely. [Sensation]. I am going in a taxi. [She goes out].
1.To stain with blood.
- The butcher often bloodied his apron in the course of his work.
2.To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.
3.To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent).
1.Ellipsis of bloody mary.(informal)
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4087
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English blody, blodi, from Old English blōdiġ, blōdeġ (“bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdag, from Proto-Germanic *blōþagaz (“bloody”), equivalent to blood + -y.