UNBLOODY

nonviolent, unbloody

(adjective) achieved without bloodshed; “an unbloody transfer of power”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unbloody (comparative more unbloody, superlative most unbloody)

Not bloody.

unbloody sacrifice

Source: Wiktionary


Un*blood"y, a.

Definition: Not bloody. Dryden. Unbloody sacrifice. (a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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