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

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