bloody

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used to express anger or to emphasize what you are saying in a slightly rude way:

I've had a bloody awful week.

It's a bloody disgrace that some war widows don't get a decent pension.

Don't be a bloody idiot!

This computer's bloody useless! It's always going wrong.

Don't you tell me what to do! I'll do what I bloody well like in my own house.

I had a bloody good time last night.

Life would be bloody boring if nothing ever went wrong.

covered with or full of blood:

a bloody nose

extremely violent and involving a lot of blood and injuries:

It was a long and bloody battle and many men were killed.

to make something bloody:

The first punch bloodied his nose.

showing blood or losing blood:

I had a bloody nose.

Bloody also means with much loss of life and many serious injuries:

The Civil War was a very bloody war.