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bloody

/ˈblʌ.di/verb, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Bloody means: having or covered with or accompanied by blood.

Synonyms for bloody31

adjective, as in having or covered with or accompanied by blood

blood-filled, bloodstained, gory, bloodsucking, bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary, crimson, red, violent, homicidal, murderous, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly, internecine, merciless, unmerciful

adjective, as in informal intensifiers

bally, blinking, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking, unmitigated

adverb, as in extremely

damn, all-fired, all-firedly

also used for bloody

bleeding, bloodied, sanguinolent

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Opposites of bloody

bloodless

What does bloody mean?4

adjective

1

having or covered with or accompanied by blood“a bloody nose”

2

informal intensifiers“what a bally (or blinking) nuisance”

adverb

1

extremely“you are bloody right”

verb

1

cover with blood“bloody your hands”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bloody?4

two syllables

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Bloody in a sentence

  • I didn't take your bloody car, for crying out loud!PeterR
  • If you drink and drive, you're a bloody idiot.Dreamk33
  • I don't usually dream, but this was a bloody stupid dream.GemMonkey
  • A bloody knife was discovered at the crime scene.menaud
  • There was a bloody footprint on the floor near the door.CK
  • Why don't you ever close that bloody door?the_usual
  • James saw bloody footprints walking up to him.Amastan
  • Lukas was lying on the floor in a bloody mess.Amastan

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Forms of bloody

as a verb

past tense
bloodied
present participle
bloodying
third-person singular
bloodies
past participle
bloodied

as a adjective

comparative
bloodier
superlative
bloodiest