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Webster 1913 Edition

Bloody

Blood′y

,
Adj.
[AS.
blōdig
.]
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.
Shakespeare
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.

Blood′y

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bloodied
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bloodying
.]
To stain with blood.
Overbury.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bloody

BLOOD'Y

,
Adj.
Stained with blood.
1.
Cruel; murderous; given to the shedding of blood; or having a cruel, savage disposition; applied to animals.
2.
Attended with bloodshed; marked by cruelty; applied to things; as a bloody battle.

BLOOD'Y

,
Verb.
T.
To stain with blood.

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