bloody

bloody
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. gory, sanguinary, bleeding; red. See killing.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Showing blood]
Syn. bleeding, bloodstained, blood-spattered, gory, gaping, unstaunched, grisly, crimson, open, wounded, dripping blood, hematic, raw, blood-soaked, hemorrhaging.
Ant. unhurt*, whole*, uninjured.
2. [Fiercely fought]
Syn. gory, sanguinary, savage, fierce, heavy, hand-to-hand, murderous, decimating, expensive, Pyrrhic, suicidal; see also ferocious , fierce 1 , savage 2 .
Ant. easy*, light, desultory.
3. [ British * Disapproved of]
Syn. rotten, vile, cursed; see damned 2 .
4. [ British * Very]
Syn. extremely, exceedingly, excessively; see very .
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Of or covered with blood: gory. See BLOOD. 2. Attended by or causing bloodshed: gory, sanguinary, sanguineous. See BLOOD. 3. Eager for bloodshed: bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, cutthroat, homicidal, murderous, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous. See HELP. 4. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation: accursed, blasted, blessed, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, execrable, infernal. Informal: blamed, damned. Chiefly British: blooming, ruddy. See LIKE. II verb To cover with blood: bloodstain, ensanguine, imbrue. See BLOOD.

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