Definitions for Bloody
ˈblʌd iBloody

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bloody(adj)

   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. bloody(adverb)

   cover with blood

   "bloody your hands"

4. bloody, damn, all-fired(adverb)

   extremely

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bloody(Verb)

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

   Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig

2. bloody(Verb)

   To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.

   Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig

3. bloody(Adverb)

   Used to intensify what follows this adverb.

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

   Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig

4. bloody(Adjective)

   Covered in blood.

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

   Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig

5. bloody(Adjective)

   Characterised by bloodshed.

   There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.

   Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig

6. bloody(Adjective)

   Used as an intensifier.

   Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bloody(adj)

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

2. Bloody(adj)

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

3. Bloody(adj)

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

4. Bloody(adj)

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

5. Bloody(adj)

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

6. Bloody(verb)

   to stain with blood

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Anagrams for Bloody »

1. old boy

How to pronounce Bloody?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Hugh Young:

   It would have been a bloody big job to move. And until the UK government started attacking the likes of HSBC, they didn't have any desire to move, the tax concessions are a good thing. What Gulliver needs to do now is tidy up the bank.

2. Nicole Curato:

   Whether these proposals will carry weight is another story, but at least alternative approaches to the bloody drug war are put on the table.

3. Nathan Daley:

   We didn't just crawl across the finish line bloody and broken -- we exploded through Paradise High School and exceeded all expectations.

4. Janne Andersson:

   We did beautifully to get this far. We faced tough opponents every single match but we weren't good enough today, i gathered the players on the pitch and told them we had a bloody good tournament.

5. Boris Johnson:

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

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