bloody
/ˈblʌdi/
verb
- To stain or cover with blood.
- The thorny branch bloodied his arm as he pushed through the bushes.
- The boxer's nose was bloodied in the first round.
- She accidentally bloodied her new white shirt when she cut her finger.
adjective
- Covered or stained with blood.
- The nurse cleaned the bloody wound and applied a bandage.
- The hiker had a bloody scratch on his knee after falling on the trail.
- After the fight, his shirt was torn and bloody.
- Involving or characterized by violence and killing.
- The movie tells the bloody story of a medieval war.
- The revolution was short but extremely bloody.
- The battle was one of the bloodiest in the country's history.
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