adj.
Pronunciation: ' bl ə -d ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: blood · i · er ; -est
Date: before 12th century
1 a : containing or made up of blood b : of or contained in the blood
2 : smeared or stained with blood
3 : accompanied by or involving bloodshed especially : marked by great slaughter
4 a : MURDEROUS b : MERCILESS , CRUEL
5 : BLOODRED
6 sometimes vulgar : DAMNED ― often used as an intensive
– blood · i · ly \ ' bl ə -d ə l- ē \ adverb
– blood · i · ness \ ' bl ə -d ē -n ə s \ noun
synonyms BLOODY , SANGUINARY , GORY mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood. BLOODY is applied especially to things that are actually covered with blood or are made up of blood < bloody hands>. SANGUINARY applies especially to something attended by, or someone inclined to, bloodshed <the Civil War was America's most sanguinary conflict>. GORY suggests a profusion of blood and slaughter <exceptionally gory, even for a horror movie>.