bloody

blood|y¹ W3S3 [ˈblʌdi] adj, adv spoken especially BrE

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!

▪ 'Are you going to go with him?' 'Not bloody likely (=definitely not) .'

2.) bloody well

used to emphasize an angry statement or order

▪ It serves you bloody well right.

bloody ²

bloody² adj

1.) covered in blood, or bleeding

2.) with a lot of killing and injuries

▪ a bloody battle

3.) scream/yell bloody murder

AmE 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.

bloody ³

bloody³ past tense and past participle bloodied present participle bloodying third person singular bloodies

v [T]

to injure someone so that blood comes, or to cover something with blood