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- See: SCREAM BLOODY MURDER.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Bloody — is the adjectival form of blood but may also be used as an expletive attributive (intensifier) in Australia, Britain, Ireland, Canada, South East Asia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. Nowadays it is considered (by most of the population of these… … Wikipedia
bloody — 1. Bloody developed its meaning in BrE as ‘a vague epithet expressing anger, resentment, etc.’ in the 18c, and rapidly became a mere intensive, especially in negative contexts (not a bloody one). The OED called it ‘foul language’, and as recently … Modern English usage
bloody — bloody, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous, gory are comparable when they mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood. Bloody may be used in place of any of the succeeding words, but it specifically and distinctively applies to that which… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Bloody — Blood y, a. [AS. bl[=o]dig.] 1. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat. [1913 Webster] 2. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief. [1913 Webster] 3. Given, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloody — bloody; bloody·bones; bloody·noun; un·bloody; … English syllables
bloody — bləd ē adj, blood·i·er; est 1 a) containing or made up of blood b) of or contained in the blood 2 a) smeared or stained with blood b) dripping blood: BLEEDING <a bloody nose> blood·i·ly bləd əl ē adv … Medical dictionary
bloody — [adj1] bleeding blood soaked, bloodspattered, bloodstained, crimson, ensanguined, gaping, gory, grisly, hematic, hemic, imbrued, open, raw, sanguinary, sanguine, unstaunched, unstopped, wounded; concept 485 bloody [adj2] hard fought bloodthirsty … New thesaurus
Bloody — Blood y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloodied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bloodying}.] To stain with blood. Overbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloody 27 — can refer to* The nickname for a portion of Highway 27 U.S. Route 27 located near the Florida Everglades * The title of a 2008 Horror Film … Wikipedia
bloody — index brutal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bloody — ► ADJECTIVE (bloodier, bloodiest) 1) covered with or composed of blood. 2) involving much violence or cruelty. ► VERB (bloodies, bloodied) ▪ cover or stain with blood. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
