Definitions for Bloody
ˈblʌd iblood·y

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bloodyadjective

   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"

2. bally(a), blinking(a), bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a), fucking(a)verb

   informal intensifiers

   "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"

3. bloodyadverb

   cover with blood

   "bloody your hands"

4. bloody, damn, all-firedadverb

   extremely

   "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bloodyverb

   To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.

2. bloodyverb

   To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.

3. bloodyadverb

   Used to intensify what follows this adverb.

   1994: Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos, 109 - "Dice are no bloody good," David said.

4. bloodyadjective

   Covered in blood.

   All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.

5. bloodyadjective

   Characterised by bloodshed.

   There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.

6. bloodyadjective

   Used as an intensifier.

7. Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bloodyadjective

   Etymology: from blood.

   1. Stained with blood.2. Cruel; murderous; applied either to men or facts.

   By continual martial exercises, without blood, she made them perfect in that bloody art. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   False of heart, light of ear, bloody of hand. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   I grant him bloody,
   Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Thou bloodier villain,
   Than terms can give thee out. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Alas! why gnaw you so your nether lip?
   Some bloody passion shakes your very frame;
   These are portents: but yet I hope, I hope,
   They do not point on me. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   The bloody fact
   Will be aveng’d; and th’ other’s faith approv’d,
   Lose no reward; though here thou see him die,
   Rolling in dust and gore. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 457.

   The bloodiest vengeance which she could pursue,
   Would be a trifle to my loss of you. John Dryden, Indian Emp.

   Proud Nimrod first the bloody chace began,
   A mighty hunter, and his prey was man. Alexander Pope, W. Forest.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bloody

   Bloody, as an adjective or adverb, is a commonly used expletive attributive in British English, Australian English, Irish English, Indian English and a number of other Commonwealth nations. It has been 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 then, the word has become a comparatively mild expletive or intensifier. In American English, the word is used almost exclusively in its literal sense, and when used as an intensifier it is seen by American audiences as a stereotypical marker of British English, without any significant obscene or profane connotation. Canadian English usage is similar to American English, but use as an expletive adverb may be considered slightly vulgar depending on the circumstances.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bloody

   Bloody can have multiple meanings and can be used as an adjective or an adverb. When used as an adjective, it often refers to something that is covered in or related to blood. It can also be used as an intensifier to express strong emotions or to add emphasis. As an adverb, it can be used to describe an action done violently or with much force. Overall, the term "bloody" often conveys a sense of bloodiness, violence, intensity, or excessive emphasis.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bloodyadjective

   containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat

2. Bloodyadjective

   smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief

3. Bloodyadjective

   given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel

4. Bloodyadjective

   attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle

5. Bloodyadjective

   infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet

6. Bloodyverb

   to stain with blood

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bloody

   Bloody is a commonly used expletive attributive in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth and ex-Commonwealth countries, including Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Anglophone Caribbean, India, and Pakistan.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bloody

   The addiction of the vulgar to the use of this adjective on all occasions has made it low and reprehensible. Anciently, however, it was employed in a most reverential sense, relative to the Blood of Christ--e.g. the “Bloody Sacrifice of the Mass.”

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3523

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Written Corpus Frequency: #378

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Adverbs Frequency: #289

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Adjectives Frequency: #260

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Anagrams for Bloody »

1. old boy

How to pronounce Bloody?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bloody in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bloody in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bloody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Bloody in a Sentence

1. Joseph Giacalone:

   July 4th always tends to be pretty bloody, not just in New York but also elsewhere, the only thing I can put my finger on is that people who use illegal guns or fire them off try to mask it through the fireworks that go on.

2. Jennifer Ravalo in March:

   Mr. Arum spoke on an interview that he didn't believe that a 6-foot-4, 250-pound boxer grabbing the face of a 5-foot-2 reporter and forcibly kissing her with his bloody mouth is sexual harassment, i would like to see if he would think differently is a large bloody man did the same to him without his consent.

3. Boris Johnson:

   Imagine Trump doing Brexit, he'd go in bloody hard ... There'd be all sorts of breakdowns, all sorts of chaos. Everyone would think he'd gone mad. But actually you might get somewhere. It's a very, very good thought.

4. John Aish:

   I'd say, like a hurricane. Just bloody quick and, just hard to describe, the noise was just like a bloody jet, jet engine like just got louder and louder and, just the roar of the wind and that sort of thing.

5. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   If I'm getting lively about it, it's because I feel bloody lively.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bloody
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bloody
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bloody
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bloody
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bloody
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Bloody
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Bloody