bloody
(adjective) 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”
blinking, bally(a), bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking
(adjective) informal intensifiers; “what a bally (or blinking) nuisance”; “a bloody fool”; “a crashing bore”; “you flaming idiot”
bloody, damn, all-fired, all-firedly
(adverb) extremely; “you are bloody right”; “Why are you so all-fired aggressive?”
bloody
(verb) cover with blood; “bloody your hands”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bloody (comparative bloodier, superlative bloodiest)
Covered in blood.
Synonyms: bleeding, bloodied, gory, sanguinolent
Characterised by bloodshed.
(rare in US, Canada, common in UK, Australia, NZ, slang) Used as an intensifier.
(dated) Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
• (intensifier): bally, blasted, bleeding (chiefly British Cockney), blinking, blooming, damn, damned, dang, darned, doggone, flaming, freaking, fricking, frigging, fucking, goddam / goddamn, goddamned, godforsaken (rare), wretched, rotten
• See also damned
bloody (comparative more bloody, superlative most bloody)
(rare in US, Canada, common in UK, Australia, NZ, slang, intensifier) Used to express anger, annoyance, shock, or for emphasis.
Synonyms: bloody well, bally, blasted, bleeding, blooming
bloody (third-person singular simple present bloodies, present participle bloodying, simple past and past participle bloodied)
To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.
To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.
bloody (plural bloodies)
(casual) bloody mary
• old boy
Source: Wiktionary
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
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
