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Nov 30, 2009
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blood•y



Pronunciation: (blud'ē), [key]
—adj., blood•i•er, blood•i•est,
—v., blood•ied, blood•y•ing,
—adv.

—adj.
1. stained or covered with blood: a bloody handkerchief.
2. bleeding: a bloody nose.
3. characterized by bloodshed: bloody battle; a bloody rule.
4. inclined to bloodshed; bloodthirsty: a bloody dictator.
5. of, pertaining to, or resembling blood; containing or composed of blood: bloody tissue.
6. Slang.(used as an intensifier): a bloody shame; a bloody nuisance.

—v.t.
1. to stain or smear with blood.
2. to cause to bleed, as by a blow or accident: to bloody someone's nose.

—adv.
Slang.(used as an intensifier): bloody awful; bloody wonderful.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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