bloodier; bloodiest
1
: bleeding or covered with blood
He hit me and gave me a bloody nose.
a bloody towel
a bloody knife
2
: violent and causing the death or injury of many people
a bloody battle/war/revolution
3
always used before a noun British, informal + sometimes offensive
—used to make a statement more forceful
He's a bloody [=damned] fool!
We had to read the whole bloody thing.
bloodies; bloodied; bloodying
: to make (something) bloody
He hit me and bloodied my nose.
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“Bloody.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/bloody. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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