bloody
Meaning of bloody
- covered, smeared, or running with blood.
his bloody hands
- involving or characterized by bloodshed or cruelty.
a bloody coup
the bloody tyrannies of Europe
- cover or stain with blood.
he ended the fight with his face bloodied and battered
Old English blōdig (see blood, -y1).
adjective- used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or simply for emphasis.
you took your bloody time
it's bloody cold outside
- unpleasant or perverse.
don't be too bloody to poor Nigel
mid 17th century: from bloody1. The use of bloody to add emphasis to an expression is of uncertain origin, but is thought to have a connection with the ‘bloods’ (aristocratic rowdies) of the late 17th and early 18th centuries; hence the phrase bloody drunk (= as drunk as a blood) meant ‘very drunk indeed’. After the mid 18th century until quite recently bloody used as a swear word was regarded as unprintable, probably from the mistaken belief that it implied a blasphemous reference to the blood of Christ, or that the word was an alteration of ‘by Our Lady’; hence a widespread caution in using the term even in phrases, such as bloody battle, merely referring to bloodshed.
Information about bloody
- The plural form of bloody is: bloodies.
- Languages in which bloody is used:
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Hyphenation of bloody
bloody
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- bloody is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
bloody synonyms
Meaning bally:
bally, blinking, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking
Meaning damn:
Meaning used for emphasis, or to express annoyance:
Meaning (of a part of the body) red and painful, especially as the result of skin abrasion:
Meaning (of a hole, wound, etc.) wide open:
Meaning marked or covered with blood:
Meaning involving or showing violence and bloodshed:
Meaning involving or causing much bloodshed:
Meaning having or showing a desire to kill and maim:
Meaning deliberately cruel or violent:
Meaning wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it:
Meaning savagely fierce, cruel, or violent:
Meaning cruel and vicious; aggressively hostile:
Meaning having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness:
Meaning savagely violent:
Meaning capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent:
Meaning used to express annoyance:
Meaning used to emphasize or express anger or frustration with someone or something:
Meaning of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly:
Meaning used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance:
Meaning relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases:
Meaning very bad:
Meaning used to express anger or annoyance:
Meaning used in mild expressions of annoyance or exasperation:
Meaning used for emphasis or to express mild annoyance:
Meaning used to emphasize or express annoyance with someone or something:
Meaning used for emphasis or as a mild expletive:
Meaning used as a euphemism for ‘bloody’:
Meaning used for emphasis, especially to express disapproval or frustration:
Meaning used to express annoyance or irritation:
Meaning under a curse:
Meaning very bad or unpleasant:
Meaning (of rain) heavy:
Meaning (of a person or action) contemptible; worthless:
Meaning used for emphasis, typically to express frustration, anger, or impatience:
Meaning worthless or contemptible (used as a general term of abuse):
Meaning worthless or contemptible:
Translation of bloody
- Italian: cruento, sanguinoso, sanguinante, insanguinato
- German: blutig
- French: sanglant, sanguinaire, sanglante
- Spanish: cruento, sangriento, ensangrentado
- Portuguese: sangrento, ensanguentado
Words that rhyme with bloody
Boody, boody, doody, poldoody, powldoody, foody, Goody, goody, hoody, floody, unbloody, Moody, moody, unmoody, campoody, broody, nonbroody, Dunwoody, Woody, nonwoody, overwoody, semiwoody, woody