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Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.

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  1. a. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
  2. a. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
  3. a. Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
  4. a. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
  5. a. Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
  6. v. t. To stain with blood.
  7. adj. having or covered with or accompanied by blood
  8. adj. informal intensifiers
  9. adv. extremely
  10. v. cover with blood
  11. 1. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat. 2. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief. 3. Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel. Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. Shak. 4. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle. 5. Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet. [Vulgar] Thackeray. To stain with blood. Overbury.
  12. To stain with blood. Overbury.