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bloody

7 entries found.

Main Entry:
1bloody 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈblə-dē\
Function:
adjective
Inflected Form(s):
blood·i·er; blood·i·est
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: containing or made up of blood b: of or contained in the blood2: smeared or stained with blood3: accompanied by or involving bloodshed ; especially : marked by great slaughter4 a: murderous b: merciless, cruel5: bloodred6sometimes vulgar : damned—often used as an intensive
blood·i·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of bloodily \ˈblə-dəl-ē\ adverb
blood·i·ness 
          Listen to the pronunciation of bloodiness \ˈblə-dē-nəs\ noun
synonyms bloody, sanguinary, gory mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood. bloody is applied especially to things that are actually covered with blood or are made up of blood <bloody hands>. sanguinary applies especially to something attended by, or someone inclined to, bloodshed <the Civil War was America's most sanguinary conflict>. gory suggests a profusion of blood and slaughter <exceptionally gory, even for a horror movie>.


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