bloody
verb
- to make bloody
- to stain with or as if with a blood
adverb
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L333670 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- covered in blood
- used as an intensifier
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈblʌ.di/ / /ˈblɜ.ɖiː/ / /ˈblɪ.diː/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English blody, blodi, from Old English blōdiġ, blōdeġ (“bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdag, from Proto-Germanic *blōþagaz (“bloody”), equivalent to blood + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bläidich, blöidig, blouderch (“bloody”), West Frisian bloedich (“bloody”), Dutch bloedig (“bloody”), German Low German blödig (“bloody”), German blutig (“bloody”), Danish blodig (“bloody”), Swedish blodig (“bloody”), Faroese blóðigur (“bloody”), Icelandic blóðugur (“bloody”). See Wikipedia for thoughts on sense evolution.
- Covered in blood.
“All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.”
“And, as she fled, her mantle she did fall, / Which Lion vile with bloody mouth did stain.”
- Characterised by bloodshed.
“There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.”
“Some bloody paſſion ſhakes your very Frame:”
- Used as an intensifier.
“Traffic in central London was a bloody mess this morning.”
“There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today.”
- Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
“Come to apologize to Charles. I was bloody to him and he's my guest. He's my guest and my only friend and I was bloody to him.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English blody, blodi, from Old English blōdiġ, blōdeġ (“bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdag, from Proto-Germanic *blōþagaz (“bloody”), equivalent to blood + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bläidich, blöidig, blouderch (“bloody”), West Frisian bloedich (“bloody”), Dutch bloedig (“bloody”), German Low German blödig (“bloody”), German blutig (“bloody”), Danish blodig (“bloody”), Swedish blodig (“bloody”), Faroese blóðigur (“bloody”), Icelandic blóðugur (“bloody”). See Wikipedia for thoughts on sense evolution.
- Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.
“Walk! Not bloody likely. [Sensation]. I am going in a taxi. [She goes out].”
“"Dice are no bloody good," David said.”
noun
Etymology: Clipping of bloody mary.
- Ellipsis of bloody mary.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English *blodien, *blodegen (attested as blodeke, bi-blodgi), from Old English blōdgian, blōdegian (“to bloody, make bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdagōn (“to make bloody”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþagōną (“to make bloody”). Cognate with Middle High German bluotigen (“to make bloody”), Swedish blodga (“to make bloody”), Icelandic blóðga (“to bloody”).
- To stain with blood.
“The butcher often bloodied his apron in the course of his work.”
- To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.
- To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent).