Bloody — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cover with blood

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌeɪdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɒnstɹɒps/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɒnstɹɒps/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌeɪdɪŋ/.

Examples

bloody your hands
a bloody nose
your scarf is all bloody

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blinking crashing blooming flaming bally all-fired fucking damn

Antonyms

bloodless

Parts of Speech

verb	cover with blood “bloody your hands”
adjective	having or covered with or accompanied by blood “a bloody nose”
adjective	informal intensifiers “what a bally (or blinking) nuisance”
adverb	extremely “you are bloody right”

Word Forms

blood	noun	the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
bloodiness	noun	the state of being bloody

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blutig

mit Blut bedecken

🇫🇷French

sanglant

couvrir de sang

🇪🇸Spanish

sangriento

cubrir con sangre

🇮🇹Italian

sanguinante

coprirsi di sangue

🇳🇱Dutch

bloedig

bedekken met bloed

🇵🇹Portuguese

sangrento

cobrir com sangue

🇷🇺Russian

кровавый

покрыть кровью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खूनी

खून से ढक देना

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্তাক্ত

রক্ত দিয়ে আবৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

இரத்தக்களரி

இரத்தத்தால் மூடி

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్తసిక్తమైనది

రక్తంతో కప్పండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रक्तरंजित

रक्ताने झाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લોહિયાળ

લોહીથી ઢાંકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ತಸಿಕ್ತ

ರಕ್ತದಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്തരൂക്ഷിതമായ

രക്തം കൊണ്ട് മൂടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੂਨੀ

ਖੂਨ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

خونی

خون سے ڈھانپیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

血腥

沾满血

🇯🇵Japanese

血まみれの

血で覆う

🇰🇷Korean

피의

피로 덮다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đẫm máu

phủ đầy máu

🇹🇭Thai

เปื้อนเลือด

ปกคลุมไปด้วยเลือด

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdarah

ditutupi dengan darah

🇵🇭Filipino

duguan

natatakpan ng dugo

🇲🇾Malay

berdarah

berlumuran darah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دموي

تغطية بالدم

🇮🇷Persian

خونین

پوشاندن با خون

🇹🇷Turkish

kanlı

kanla kaplamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָרוּר

לכסות בדם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'bloody'?

The primary meaning of 'bloody' is 'cover with blood'.

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Using 'bloody' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bloody' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bloody' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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