bloody

  • 21bloody — blood|y1 [ blʌdi ] adjective 1. ) covered in blood: His nose was bloody and swollen. 2. ) a bloody fight or war is one in which a lot of people are killed or injured 3. ) BRITISH IMPOLITE used for emphasizing that you are angry or annoyed about… …

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  • 22bloody — [[t]blʌ̱di[/t]] ♦♦♦ bloodier, bloodiest, bloodies, bloodying, bloodied 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) Bloody is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry. [BRIT, RUDE] 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If… …

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  • 23bloody — /ˈblʌdi / (say bludee) adjective (bloodier, bloodiest) 1. stained with blood. 2. attended with bloodshed: a bloody battle. 3. inclined to bloodshed. 4. of the nature of, or relating to blood; containing or composed of blood. 5. Colloquial a. (an… …

  • 24Bloody — 1. word used to add emphasis in signifying approval, as in bloody beauty , or disapproval, as in bloody bastard ; 2. (of events) cruel; unjust; unbearable; 3. inserted between syllables to add emphasis: abso bloody lutely ; vege bloody mite ; 4.… …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 25bloody — I Australian Slang 1. word used to add emphasis in signifying approval, as in bloody beauty , or disapproval, as in bloody bastard ; 2. (of events) cruel; unjust; unbearable; 3. inserted between syllables to add emphasis: abso bloody lutely ;… …

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  • 26bloody — I. adjective (bloodier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. containing or made up of blood b. of or contained in the blood 2. smeared or stained with blood 3. accompanied by or involving bloodshed; especially marked by great slaughter 4 …

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  • 27bloody — 1. adjective /ˈblʌ.di/ a) Covered in blood. All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump. b) Characterised by great bloodshed. There have been bloody battles between the two tribes. Syn …

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  • 28bloody — adjective 1) his bloody nose Syn: bleeding 2) bloody medical waste Syn: bloodstained, blood soaked, gory; archaic sanguinary 3) a bloody civil war Syn: vicious, feroc …

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  • 29bloody — blood•y [[t]ˈblʌd i[/t]] adj. blood•i•er, blood•i•est, 1) stained or covered with blood 2) bleeding: a bloody nose[/ex] 3) characterized by bloodshed: bloody battles[/ex] 4) inclined to bloodshed; bloodthirsty 5) blood red 6) containing or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30bloody — bloody1 adjective (bloodier, bloodiest) 1》 covered with or composed of blood. 2》 involving much violence or cruelty. verb (bloodies, bloodying, bloodied) cover or stain with blood. Derivatives bloodily adverb bloodiness …

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