— bloodily , adv. — bloodiness , n.
/blud"ee/ , adj., bloodier, bloodiest , v. , bloodied, bloodying , 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.
7. to stain or smear with blood.
8. to cause to bleed, as by a blow or accident: to bloody someone's nose.
adv.
9. Slang. (used as an intensifier): bloody awful; bloody wonderful.
[ bef. 1000; ME blody, OE blodig. See BLOOD, -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1-3. sanguinary, ensanguined, gory. 4. murderous, homicidal; savage, brutal, ferocious; cruel, inhuman, ruthless.