Definition of bloody
bloodier
;bloodiest
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Examples of bloody in a Sentence
He hit me and gave me a bloody nose.
after the fight, her shirt was all bloody
Recent Examples of bloody from the Web
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.
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A man found the baby bloody but still breathing and asked security at the building to call 911, prosecutors said at the time.
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His comments came after weeks of saber-rattling in New Delhi and Beijing, as officials from both sides talk up a potential clash even bloodier than their 1962 war that left thousands dead.
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Instead, there’s glee for Trump’s base in watching Trump bring justice to the streets of media Gotham, flinging Batarangs of acerbic nastiness at Mika Brzezinski’s bloody face.
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His next memory was waking up on the floor with a bloody nose and painful headache.
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For example, at Chester’s Roman Amphitheatre, centurion Marcus Aurelius Nepos tells about England’s bloody combat history at the spot.
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Collapsing the roof isn’t a spur-of-the-moment thing, either—our experience involved about three minutes, two swearing fits, and at least one bloody knuckle.
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Before 12th Century
First Known Use of bloody
before 12th century
Synonym Discussion of bloody
bloody
Definition of bloody
bloodied
;bloodying
Examples of bloody in a Sentence
He hit me and bloodied my nose.
the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption
Recent Examples of bloody from the Web
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Other videos of the attack posted on social media show wounded and bloodied people crying for help on the sidewalk outside the ice cream parlor.
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The victim's girlfriend attempted to hold off the woman and was hit in the face while the man hit the victim, bloodying his cheek and damaging his teeth, before the pair returned to their car and drove off, the victim said.
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Soon three young boys, bloodied, limp, covered in white dust like ghosts, are pulled out alive.
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David sustained serious injuries and was seen bloodied near the entrance to the store; the other victims sustained minor injuries.
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The depiction of violence onstage proves difficult (and inevitably loses something compared to the screen images, notably Kathy Bates bloodying James Caan in the 1990 film version).
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Only later, after the adrenaline wore off, would the men realize their feet were bloodied and bruised.
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David Dao, a 69-year-old Kentucky doctor, was bloodied and bruised after being dragged down the aisle off a United Airlines plane in early April.
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United reached a settlement with a passenger who was dragged off a plane and bloodied.
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Before 12th Century
First Known Use of bloody
before 12th century
bloody
Definition of bloody
British, sometimes offensive
—used as an intensive
1681
First Known Use of bloody
1681
BLOODY Defined for English Language Learners
bloody
Definition of bloody for English Language Learners
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: to make (something) bloody
BLOODY Defined for Kids
bloody
playDefinition of bloody for Students
bloodier
;bloodiest
1 : bleeding or covered with blood a bloody nose a bloody bandage
2 : causing or accompanied by bloodshed a bloody fight
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