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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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