bloody
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- bloodstained, bleeding, blood-soaked, blood-spattered, gaping, raw
- cruel, ferocious, fierce, sanguinary, savage

---

Related Words: bloodthirsty, grim, murderous, slaughterous, cutthroat, red-handed

---

English Thesaurus: violent, vicious, rough, brutal, savage, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. blood‧y¹ /ˈblʌdi/ adjective, adverb spoken especially British English

1. used to emphasize what you are saying, in a slightly rude way:
It’s bloody cold out there!
That’s a bloody good idea.
Bloody hell!

2. bloody well used to emphasize an angry statement or order:
It serves you bloody well right.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. bloody² adjective

1. covered in blood, or bleeding

2. with a lot of killing and injuries:
a bloody battle

3. scream/yell bloody murder American English informal to protest in a loud very angry way:
She was furious, screaming bloody murder at the manager!

4. bloody/bloodied but unbowed harmed by events but not defeated by them:
He emerged from the discussions bloody but unbowed.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

III. bloody³ verb (past tense and past participle bloodied, present participle bloodying, third person singular bloodies) [transitive]
to injure someone so that blood comes, or to cover something with blood

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ using force to hurt or kill people – used about people, crimes etc. Also used about films or books that contain a lot of violence:
a violent man who couldn’t control his temper
the increase in violent crime
The film is too violent to be shown to children.
vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/ violent and dangerous, and seeming to enjoy hurting people for no reason:
a vicious attack on an unarmed man
We were surrounded by a gang of vicious thugs, armed with knives.
rough /rʌf/ using force or violence, but not causing serious injury:
Some of the boys were being a bit rough with the younger kids.
There were complaints about rough treatment by the police.
brutal /ˈbruːtl/ behaving in a way that is very cruel and violent, and showing no pity:
Idi Amin was a brutal dictator.
a particularly brutal murder
The prison guards were brutal and corrupt.
savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/ attacking people in a particularly cruel way – used about people and fighting, especially in news reports:
a savage killer
There was savage fighting in the capital Mogadishu.
bloody a bloody battle or war is very violent and a lot of people are killed or injured:
a bloody civil war
The Russians were engaged in a bloody battle against the German army.
ferocious /fəˈrəʊʃəs/ a ferocious attack or battle is extremely violent. Also used about animals that are likley to attack in a very violent way:
The two armies fought a ferocious battle.
a ferocious beast
It was the most ferocious attack I have ever seen.
fierce a fierce animal or person looks frightening and likely to attack people:
A fierce dog stood growling at the gate.
Bears are always fierce when they have young.
fierce bodyguards
bloodthirsty a bloodthirsty person enjoys watching violence. A bloodthirsty story contains a lot of violent scenes:
In Mexico, humans were sacrificed to bloodthirsty gods.
a bloodthirsty tale of revenge
gory showing or describing injuries, blood, death etc clearly and in detail:
a gory horror movie
The book was too gory for many readers.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

bloody
ˈblʌdɪ
See: scream bloody murder

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲