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bloody
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bloody \Blood"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloodied; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloodying.] To stain with blood. --Overbury. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bloody \Blood"y\, a. [AS. bl[=o]dig.]
1. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood;
as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
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2. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody
handkerchief.
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3. Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a
cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
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Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. --Shak.
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4. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp.,
marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
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5. Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere
emphasis or as a low epithet. [Vulgar] --Thackeray.
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