bloody

Used to show strong feelings, especially anger, about someone or something.

• What a bloody mess!
• The bloody bus is late again.
• That was a bloody waste of time.

Common phrases: bloody fool, bloody nuisance, bloody mess

Covered with blood, or involving violence that causes people to bleed or die.

• He had a bloody nose.
• She washed her bloody hands.
• The country endured years of bloody conflict.

Similar words: bloodstained, blood-soaked

Common phrases: bloody nose, bloody battle, bloody hands

To hit or hurt someone so that they bleed.

• The punch bloodied his nose.
• She fell and bloodied her lip.
• A flying stone had bloodied the goalkeeper’s face.

Common phrases: bloody someone’s nose, bloody someone’s face, bloody an opponent

To cover or mark something with blood.

• The cut bloodied his shirt.
• The butcher bloodied his apron while working.
• She wrapped the wound carefully to avoid bloodying the sheets.

Similar words: bloodstain

Common phrases: bloody an apron, bloody a shirt, bloody your hands