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bloody

blood·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bluhd-ee]
    • /ˈblʌd i/
    • /ˈblʌd.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd-ee]
    • /ˈblʌd i/

Definitions of bloody word

  • adjective bloody Bloody is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry. 3
  • adjective bloody If you describe a situation or event as bloody, you mean that it is very violent and a lot of people are killed. 3
  • adjective bloody You can describe someone or something as bloody if they are covered in a lot of blood. 3
  • verb bloody If you have bloodied part of your body, there is blood on it, usually because you have had an accident or you have been attacked. 3
  • passive verb bloody If someone or something is bloodied by an experience, they are hurt or damaged by it. 3
  • adjective bloody covered or stained with blood 3

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Origin of bloody

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English blody, Old English blōdig. See blood, -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bloody

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bloody popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bloody usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bloody

adj bloody

  • bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
  • gory — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
  • grisly — gristly.
  • crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
  • wounded — suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.

Antonyms for bloody

adj bloody

  • pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
  • closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
  • shut — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
  • kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
  • nonviolent — not violent; free of violence.

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