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   bloody

   /ˈblʌdi/

   adjective

   • 1. covered, smeared, or running with blood: "his bloody hands" Similar bleedingshedding bloodemitting bloodrawgapingbloodstainedblood-soakedblood-spatteredgoryarchaic:sanguinary
   • ▪ composed of or resembling blood: "a bloody discharge"
   • 2. involving or characterized by bloodshed or cruelty: "a bloody coup" Similar involving bloodshedgorybloodthirstyviciouscruelferocioussavagefiercebrutalmurderousarchaic:sanguinary

   verb

   • 1. cover or stain with blood: "he ended the fight with his face bloodied and battered"

   Word Origin Old Englishblōdig (see blood, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. bloodily adverb
   • 2. bloodiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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