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Bloody
Pronunciation : Blood"y
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. bl.]
Definition : 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. Shak.
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] Thackeray.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Blood"y
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To stain with blood. Overbury.
t. [imp. & p. p. Bloodied (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloodying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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