Definition of BLOODY

bloody

Meanings

Plural: bloodies

Verb

  • cover with blood
    • "bloody your hands"
  • To stain with blood.
  • To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.
  • To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent).

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"

Adjective Satellite

  • informal intensifiers
    • "a bloody fool"

Adverb

  • extremely
    • "you are bloody right"

Adj

  • Covered in blood.
  • Characterised by bloodshed.
  • Used as an intensifier.
  • Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.

Adv

  • Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.

Noun

  • bloody mary

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English blody, blodi, from Old English blōdiġ, blōdeġ (“bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdag, from Proto-Germanic *blōþagaz (“bloody”), equivalent to blood + -y. Cognate with Dutch bloedig (“bloody”), German blutig (“bloody”), Danish blodig (“bloody”), Swedish blodig (“bloody”), Icelandic blóðugur (“bloody”). See Wikipedia for thoughts on sense evolution.

Antonyms

bloodless

Scrabble Score: 12

bloody is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bloody is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bloody is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

bloody is a valid Words With Friends word