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bloody

Adjective

∙ Covered in blood.
∙ Characterised by bloodshed.
∙ Used as an intensifier. Australia, New Zealand, Britain, colloquial, mildly vulgar, not comparable
∙ Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly. dated

Adverb

∙ Used to intensify what follows this adverb. Australia, New Zealand, Britain, mildly vulgar

Verb

∙ To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.
∙ To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.

Noun

∙ bloody mary casual

BABYLON ENGLISH
bloody adj.
covered with blood, stained with blood; damned, cursed (British)
cover with blood, mark with blood
extremely, in an emphasized manner (British)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bloody
bloody
\blood"y\ (&?;), a. [as. blōdig.]
1. containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
2. smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
3. given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel. some bloody passion shakes your very frame.
4. attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
5. infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet. [vulgar]
bloody
\blood"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. bloodied (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bloodying.] to stain with blood. --overbury.
similar words(5)

bloody sweat
bloody hand
the dark and bloody ground
bloody-minded
bloody flux

WORDNET 2.0
bloody
Verb
1. cover with blood; "bloody your hands"
(hypernym) cover, spread over
Adjective
1. having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
(antonym) bloodless
(similar) blood-filled
(see-also) merciless, unmerciful
2. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
(synonym) bally(a), blinking(a), bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a), fucking(a)
(similar) unmitigated
Adverb
1. extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
(synonym) damn, all-fired
(classification) intensifier, intensive

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bloody
Bloody is a commonly used expletive attributive (intensifier) in British English. It was used as an intensive since at least the 1670s. Considered "respectable" until about 1750, it was heavily tabooed during c. 1750–1920, considered equivalent to heavily obscene or profane speech. Public use continued to be seen as controversial until the 1960s, but since the later 20th century, the word has become a comparatively mild expletive or intensifier.
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bloody

Adjective

∙ Covered in blood.
∙ Characterised by bloodshed.
∙ Used as an intensifier. Australia, New Zealand, Britain, colloquial, mildly vulgar, not comparable
∙ Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly. dated

Adverb

∙ Used to intensify what follows this adverb. Australia, New Zealand, Britain, mildly vulgar

Verb

∙ To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.
∙ To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.

Noun

∙ bloody mary casual

BABYLON ENGLISH
bloody adj.
covered with blood, stained with blood; damned, cursed (British)
cover with blood, mark with blood
extremely, in an emphasized manner (British)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bloody
bloody
\blood"y\ (&?;), a. [as. blōdig.]
1. containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
2. smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
3. given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel. some bloody passion shakes your very frame.
4. attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
5. infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet. [vulgar]
bloody
\blood"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. bloodied (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bloodying.] to stain with blood. --overbury.
similar words(5)

bloody sweat
bloody hand
the dark and bloody ground
bloody-minded
bloody flux

WORDNET 2.0
bloody
Verb
1. cover with blood; "bloody your hands"
(hypernym) cover, spread over
Adjective
1. having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
(antonym) bloodless
(similar) blood-filled
(see-also) merciless, unmerciful
2. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
(synonym) bally(a), blinking(a), bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a), fucking(a)
(similar) unmitigated
Adverb
1. extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
(synonym) damn, all-fired
(classification) intensifier, intensive

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bloody
Bloody is a commonly used expletive attributive (intensifier) in British English. It was used as an intensive since at least the 1670s. Considered "respectable" until about 1750, it was heavily tabooed during c. 1750–1920, considered equivalent to heavily obscene or profane speech. Public use continued to be seen as controversial until the 1960s, but since the later 20th century, the word has become a comparatively mild expletive or intensifier.
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