bloody: Meaning and Definition of

blood•y

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. (used as an intensifier): a bloody shame; a bloody nuisance.

1. to stain or smear with blood.
2. to cause to bleed, as by a blow or accident: to bloody someone's nose.

1. (used as an intensifier): bloody awful; bloody wonderful.