Word Definition

Bloody

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

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