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to bloody

38 6.5
To cover a person or thing with blood because of an injury
  • verb
  • /ˈblʌd.id/
  • NSFW
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  • After the fight, his shirt was noticeably bloodied from the injuries he sustained.
  • bloodied bandages
  • bloodied sheets

Examples

  • She rushed into the room, her hands bloodied after trying to help the injured man.

  • The last image of him on television and in newspapers was of his bloodied body sprawled on the tarmac.

    Academic text (2006)
  • "You all right?" Reaches over, sets a bloodied hand on her shoulder.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • - ...and the bloodied shirt that the deputies claim to have found in his house somehow got lost before the trial.

  • The wounded man wrapped in bloodied bandages was filmed on his hospital bed the day after the incident.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Leon advances with his revolver as Shotgun, bloodied but not out, crawls toward his weapon.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Pan down along Geel Piet's arm to his bloodied hand, holding the snapshot of him and PK.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • PK scrambles into the ring and cradles the lifeless, bloodied head in his lap and begins to sob.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The detective examined the bloodied knife found at the crime scene for fingerprints.

Antonyms

1.0

To remove dirt and stains

Idioms

Shout very loudly to show pain, anger or strong protest

Compounds

14 4.1

A nose injury that makes blood come out or a small defeat for someone

6 3.5

A drink of vodka and tomato juice mixed with spices

8.6

A spicy tomato drink without alcohol like a Bloody Mary

How Bloody

to bloody
  • NSFW
38 6.5
cut
337 1.0
to nick
33 3.5

Surface Forms

bloody infinitive
bloodied past
bloodied past participle
bloodying present participle
bloodies third person singular

Morphology

bloody = blood (transparent) = blood + y

The form is built from 'blood' + '-y', and the meaning 'to cover with blood' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Bloody as a verb comes from the simple word blood plus the ending -ed, so it originally meant 'to cover with blood' or 'to make bloody'.