- (v.t.) To stain with blood.
- (a.) Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
- (a.) Attended with or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; especially, marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
- (a.) Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
- (a.) Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
- (a.) Given or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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