Bloody

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈblʌdi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈblʌdi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bludē)

Inflections of 'bloody' (adj):
bloodier
adj comparative
bloodiest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'bloody' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bloodies
v 3rd person singular
bloodying
v pres p
bloodied
v past
bloodied
v past p

bloody
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Sense: Adjective: showing blood
Synonyms:
bleeding Collocations, blood-covered, bloodstained, blood-spattered, blood-soaked, covered in blood, red with blood, blood-red, dripping blood, gory, grisly, crimson Collocations, wounded Collocations, raw Collocations, hemorrhaging, haemorrhaging (UK)
Antonyms:
uninjured, unhurt, clean Collocations, spotless
Sense: Adjective: marked by violence
Synonyms:
violent Collocations, brutal, gory, fierce Collocations, fiercely fought, vicious Collocations, savage Collocations, ferocious, sanguinary (literary), bloody Collocations
Antonyms:
bloodless, peaceful Collocations, nonviolent, tame Collocations, calm Collocations, gentle Collocations, mild Collocations
Sense: Adjective: eager for violence
Synonyms:
murderous, bloodthirsty, savage Collocations, violent Collocations, cruel Collocations, homicidal, murdering, cruel-hearted, cutthroat, sanguinary, vicious Collocations, ferocious, red in tooth and claw, warmongering, hawkish
Sense: Adjective: awful, annoying - UK, potentially offensive, slang
Synonyms:
damned Collocations (potentially offensive), damn Collocations (potentially offensive), goddamn, dang (US, slang), flipping (euphemism), sodding (UK, vulgar, slang), bleeding Collocations (UK, vulgar, slang), goddamned (US, potentially offensive, slang)


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