01 a. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
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Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
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2.
Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
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3.
Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.“Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.” — Shak.
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4.
Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.
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Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.[Vulgar]