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Bloody
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To stain with blood. Overbury.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
2. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
3. Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel. Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. Shak.
4. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
5. Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet. [Vulgar] Thackeray.