bloody

Definition of bloody in English English dictionary: To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent; To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight; Used as an intensifier; Covered in blood
All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.; Characterised by great bloodshed
There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.; Used to intensify what follows this adverb; {f} cover with blood, mark with blood; {a} stained with blood, murderous, cruel; To stain with blood; extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"; emphasis Bloody is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry; If you describe a situation or event as bloody, you mean that it is very violent and a lot of people are killed. Forty-three demonstrators were killed in bloody clashes They came to power in 1975 after a bloody civil war. + bloodily bloodi·ly Rebellions in the area were bloodily repressed by pro-government forces; Infamous; contemptible; variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet; {s} covered with blood, stained with blood; damned, cursed (British); Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief; To draw blood from ones opponent in a fight; Used to intensify what follows this 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"; marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle; Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel; cover with blood; "bloody your hands"; Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp; Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat; extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?; cover with blood; "bloody your hands" 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" extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?; (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"; If you have bloodied part of your body, there is blood on it, usually because you have had an accident or you have been attacked. One of our children fell and bloodied his knee She stared at her own bloodied hands, unable to think or move; extremely, in an emphasized manner (British); You can describe someone or something as bloody if they are covered in a lot of blood. He was arrested last October still carrying a bloody knife Yulka's fingers were bloody and cracked. + bloodily bloodi·ly The soldier reeled bloodily away; sanguinary
Bloody Caesar: A cocktail made from clamato (clam-tomato juice), vodka, and often garnished with celery
Bloody Caesars: plural form of Bloody Caesar
Bloody Mary: Alternative spelling of bloody mary
Bloody Mary: Mary I of England
Bloody Mary: A ghost or witch said to appear in a mirror if her name is chanted repeatedly
Bloody Sunday: A 1972 event in Northern Ireland in which 13 civil rights protesters were shot and killed by a British Army regiment
Bloody Sunday: One of many similar events, see Bloody Sunday on Wikipedia for a complete list
Bloody Sunday: A 1905 event in St Petersburg in which as many as 4000 unarmed citizens were killed by state forces
bloody Nora: expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration
bloody hell: An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc
He's not really eating those is he? Bloody hell! That's disgusting!.
bloody hell: placed before a verb to add emphasis to a sentence
What the bloody hell are you doing here?.
bloody mary: A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice. Without alcohol is referred to as a Virgin Mary
bloody marys: plural form of bloody mary
bloody nose: A nose that is bleeding internally
bloody noses: plural form of bloody nose
bloody up: To become bloody, to become covered in blood
bloody well: resolutely
Do please try and bear that in mind from now on.' I dragged myself upright and glared after the departing truck. 'If I want to blow myself up, then I bloody well will,' I yelled hysterically.
bloody well: Damn well
bloody-minded: obstinate, stubborn
bloody-minded: Eager for or accepting bloodshed or violence
bloody-warrior: Alternative spelling of bloody warrior
bloody hell: An exclamation of surprise or frustration
Bloody Mary: alcoholic drink based on tomato juice
Bloody Mary: A Bloody Mary is a drink made from vodka and tomato juice. an alcoholic drink made from vodka, tomato juice, and spices Mary I, Queen
Bloody Sunday: The term was used again in Londonderry (Derry) when on Jan. 30, 1972, 3 participants in a civil rights march were killed by British soldiers, who allegedly had been fired on by the marchers
Bloody Sunday: Sunday, 30th January 1972, when British soldiers in Northern Ireland used force to control a large crowd of people who were protesting against the policy of internment (=putting people in prison without a trial if they were believed to be members of theIRA) . 13 people were killed when the soldiers fired at the crowd. (1905) Massacre of peaceful demonstrators in Saint Petersburg, marking the beginning of the Russian Revolution of 1905. The priest Georgy Gapon (1870-1906), hoping to present workers' request for reforms directly to Nicholas II, arranged a peaceful march toward the Winter Palace. Police fired on the demonstrators, killing more than 100 and wounding several hundred more. The massacre was followed by strikes in other cities, peasant uprisings, and mutinies in the armed forces. The term "Bloody Sunday" was also used to describe the murder in Dublin, Ireland (Nov. 21, 1920), of 11 Englishmen suspected of being intelligence agents, by the Irish Republican Army; the Black and Tans took revenge and attacked spectators at a football (soccer) match, killing 12 and wounding
Bloody Tower: a part of the Tower of London. It became known as the Bloody Tower after two young princes, the nephews of Richard III, were believed to be murdered there in 1483
bloody battle: blood bath, murderous battle filled with blood
bloody clashes: fighting in which blood is shed, violent fighting
bloody flux: The dysentery, a disease in which the flux or discharge from the bowels has a mixture of blood
bloody hand: A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison
bloody hand: A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom
bloody mary: a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice
bloody mary: daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558)
bloody mary: A game commonly played by children, in which you go into a dark room with a mirror and chant "Bloody Mary" thirteen times Then a ghost appears and usually tries to scratch you or kill you But who exactly the ghost is differs on almost every version heard, most commonly though Queen Mary Tudor of England
bloody mary: (ruled 1553-1558): She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon As the queen of England from 1553 to 1558, she temporarily restored Catholicism in England She earned the nickname “bloody Mary” because of her persecution of Protestants
bloody mary: Invented by Pete Petiot at Harry's Bar in Paris, 1921 This drink contains vodka, lemon juice, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and V 8, tomato juice, or cocktail juice
bloody sputum: mixture of saliva and mucus containing blood
bloody sweat: A sweat accompanied by a discharge of blood; a disease, called sweating sickness, formerly prevalent in England and other countries
bloody war: war in which many people are killed and injured
bloody-minded: {s} cruel, bloodthirsty; describes a person who makes things difficult for others and opposes their views in an unreasonable manner; unreasonably stubborn
bloody-minded: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions
bloody-minded: disapproval If you say that someone is being bloody-minded, you are showing that you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are being deliberately difficult instead of being helpful. He had a reputation for being bloody-minded and difficult. + bloody-mindedness bloody-mindedness This is sheer bloody-mindedness. a rare mixture of courage and bloody-mindedness. deliberately making things difficult for other people awkward
bloody-minded: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
bloody-minded: have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
bloody-minded: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G W Johnson
-bloody-: An intensifier
Absobloodylutely!.
scream bloody murder: To protest loudly or angrily
screamed bloody murder: Simple past tense and past participle of scream bloody murder
screaming bloody murder: Present participle of scream bloody murder
screams bloody murder: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scream bloody murder
bloodily: {a} cruelly, maliciously, very wickedly
bloodiness: {n} a bloody state, cruelty
scream bloody murder: (deyim) Make an extravagant and noisy protest
yell bloody murder: (deyim) Make an extravagant and noisy protest
bloodied: having been caused to bleed; "a bloodied nose
bloodied: past of bloody
bloodied: having been caused to bleed; "a bloodied nose"
bloodier: comparative of bloody
bloodies: third-person singular of bloody
bloodiest: superlative of bloody
bloodily: cruelly, ferociously, with much blood
bloodily: involving a great bloodshed
bloodily: In a bloody manner
bloodily: In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood
bloodiness: The characteristic of being bloody
bloodiness: {i} cruelness, ferociousness
bloodiness: The state of being bloody
bloodiness: Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness
bloodying: present participle of bloody
verb bloody 3: bloodied bloodying bloodies to injure someone so that blood comes, or to cover something with blood