BLOODIED

BLOODY

bloody

(verb) cover with blood; “bloody your hands”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bloodied (comparative more bloodied, superlative most bloodied)

Covered or stained with blood

Synonyms

• ablood

Verb

bloodied

simple past tense and past participle of bloody

Source: Wiktionary


BLOODY

Blood"y, a. Etym: [AS. bl.]

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.

Blood"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloodied (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloodying.]

Definition: To stain with blood. Overbury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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