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bloody


Main Entry: 1bloody
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 blood
2 : smeared or stained with blood
3 : accompanied by or involving bloodshed; especially : marked by great slaughter
4 a : murderous b : merciless, cruel
5 : bloodred
6 sometimes vulgar : damned —often used as an intensive

blood·i·ly \ˈblə-dəl-ē\ adverb

blood·i·ness \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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