bloodier; bloodiest
1
a
: containing or made up of blood
b
: of or contained in the blood
2
: smeared or stained with blood
3
a
: accompanied by or involving bloodshed
especially
: marked by great slaughter
a bloody battle
b
: marked by fierce conflict
In the end the litigation proved exhaustive and bloody but successful.—
David Wild
David Wild5
: bloodred
6
British, informal + sometimes offensive
: damned
—often used as an intensive
acting like a bloody fool
Examples of bloody in a Sentence
Adjective
He hit me and gave me a bloody nose.
after the fight, her shirt was all bloody
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Ashley Paul, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The date does not go to plan after a move to take things further in a remote out-of-town motel lands them in the crosshairs of a bloody and intricate murder plot.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
John Wells really encouraged us to stay true to the original thesis and to not fall into the temptation of going bigger, badder, faster, funnier, bloodier, but just to sort of do it again and be honest.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Prosecutors said Matthews was allegedly found with a bloody folding knife and had blood on his clothes.
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Adjective
The prosecution presented dozens of photos that were taken by Palmer, along with bloody children's clothing and bedding that were found in a trash can at the home.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The date does not go to plan after a move to take things further in a remote out-of-town motel lands them in the crosshairs of a bloody and intricate murder plot.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
John Wells really encouraged us to stay true to the original thesis and to not fall into the temptation of going bigger, badder, faster, funnier, bloodier, but just to sort of do it again and be honest.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Prosecutors said Matthews was allegedly found with a bloody folding knife and had blood on his clothes.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
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“Bloody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloody. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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