bloody

CEFRB2

/ˈblʌ.di/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Covered with blood or involving bloodshed.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Characterised by bloodshed.

Examples

  • The battle was bloody and resulted in many casualties.

  • I'd like a Bloody Mary.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈblɜ.ɖiː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Used as an intensifier.

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Covered in blood.

  2. Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.

More examples

In context

  • There was not a bloody soul.

  • All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.

  • There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English blody, blodi, from Old English blōdiġ, blōdeġ (“bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdag, from Proto-Germanic *blōþagaz (“bloody”), equivalent to blood + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bläidich, blöidig, blouderch (“bloody”), West Frisian bloedich (“bloody”), Dutch bloedig (“bloody”), German Low German blödig (“bloody”), German blutig (“bloody”), Danish blodig (“bloody”), Swedish blodig (“bloody”), Faroese blóðigur (“bloody”), Icelandic blóðugur (“bloody”). See Wikipedia for thoughts on sense evolution.