Bloody \Blood"y\, a. [AS. bl[=o]dig.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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