What does Bloody mean?
Definitions for Bloody
ˈblʌd iBloody
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Bloody.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
bloody(adverb)
cover with blood
"bloody your hands"
bloody, damn, all-fired(adverb)
extremely
"you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
Wiktionary
bloody(Verb)
To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.
Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig
bloody(Verb)
To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.
Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig
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
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
bloody(Adjective)
Characterised by bloodshed.
There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.
Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig
bloody(Adjective)
Used as an intensifier.
Etymology: From blodig, from blod + -ig
Webster Dictionary
Bloody(adj)
containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat
Bloody(adj)
smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief
Bloody(adj)
given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel
Bloody(adj)
attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle
Bloody(adj)
infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet
Bloody(verb)
to stain with blood
Freebase
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
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.”
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3523
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Written Corpus Frequency: #378
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Adverbs Frequency: #289
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Bloody' in Adjectives Frequency: #260
Anagrams for Bloody »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Bloody in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Bloody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Bloody in a Sentence
He took my clothes off in front of his servants. The servants held me as he shaved my hair off and burned it. My clothes were bloody. I was bound by a pipe and hung from the fan. He threatened to hang me naked.
Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.
Rupert Murdoch: if [Boris] backtracks on serious things there'll be another bloody revolt #TimesCeoSummit.
It's a good place too, i should know, I built the bloody place.
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.
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Translations for Bloody
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- دمويArabic
- крыва́выBelarusian
- кървящ, кървав, окървавен, окървавявамBulgarian
- রক্তাক্তBengali
- sagnant, maleïtCatalan, Valencian
- krvavý, zatracenýCzech
- gwaedlydWelsh
- blodigDanish
- blutigGerman
- αιματηρός, ματωμένοςGreek
- sangemaEsperanto
- sangriento, cruento, maldito, ensangrentado, sanguinolento, ensangrentarSpanish
- خونینPersian
- verinenFinnish
- blóðutur, blóðugur, blóðigurFaroese
- maudite, sanguinaire, ensanglanté, maudit, sanglant, sanglante, foutu, foutueFrench
- रक्तरंजितHindi
- véresHungarian
- bedebah, berengsekIndonesian
- blóðugIcelandic
- maledetto, cruento, fottuto, insanguinato, insanguinare, sanguinante, sanguinosoItalian
- 流血のJapanese
- ប្រឡាក់ឈាមKhmer
- кандуу, канга боёлгонKyrgyz
- bluddegLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- asiņainsLatvian
- hūtotoMāori
- bloederige, bloederig, stomme, verdomdDutch
- jævlaNorwegian
- krwawy, pieprzony, cholernyPolish
- sangrento, ensanguentado, putoPortuguese
- sângeros, cruntRomanian
- чёртовый, кровавый, ёбаный, окровавленный, долбаный, грёбаный, кровопролитныйRussian
- proklet, prokletiSerbo-Croatian
- krvavý, pojebanýSlovak
- sabla, blodig, förbannad, djävla, satansSwedish
- kanlıTurkish
- בלוטיקYiddish
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