bloody
Covered in blood.
Adjective 3 meanings
Covered in blood.
“All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.”
Characterised by bloodshed.
“There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.”
Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
Verb 3 meanings
To stain with blood.
“The butcher often bloodied his apron in the course of his work.”
To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.
To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent).
Etymology
From Middle English blody, blodi, from Old English blōdiġ, blōdeġ (“bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdag, from Proto-Germanic *blōþagaz (“bloody”), equivalent to blood + -y.
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BLOODY at a glance
BLOODY has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (B 3 + L 1 + O 1 + O 1 + D 2 + Y 4) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,346 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bloody
All rhymes- BODY10
- NOBODY12
- EVERYBODY21
- SOMEBODY16
- ANYBODY16
- CUSTODY13
- WOODY12
- MELODY12
- PARODY12
- MOODY11
- ANTIBODY14
- EMBODY14
One letter away
- BLOODS9
- BROODY12
- BLOOMY13
- BLOOEY11
- BLOOPY13
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