Entry Word: bloody

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 containing, smeared, or stained with blood <after the fight, her shirt was all bloody>

Synonyms bloodstained, gory

Related Words carmine, crimson, red, ruby, sanguine; bloodthirsty, sanguinary

2 eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing <a bloody battle> <a bloody movie that is unsuitable for children> — see bloodthirsty