Blood"y , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloodied (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bloodying.]
To stain with blood. Overbury.
Blood"y (&?;), a. [AS. blōdig.]
1. Containing or resembling blood; of the
nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
2. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
3.
Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.
Shak.
4. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked
by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a
bloody battle.
5. Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet. [Vulgar] Thackeray.
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