B2adjectiveconflictcrime
US/ˈblʌd.i/
UK/ˈblʌd.i/
covered with blood, or involving a lot of violence and killing
In context
The boxer left the ring with a bloody nose.
Their bloody civil war lasted for nearly ten years.
The soldiers fought a bloody battle for control of the bridge.
Words that go with bloody
adjective + noun
- bloody battleIt was one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
- bloody warHistorians describe it as a long and bloody war.
- bloody noseThe ball hit him and gave him a bloody nose.
- bloody conflictThe bloody conflict left thousands homeless.
- bloody historyThe country has a bloody history of coups.
- bloody handsThe witness saw a man with bloody hands.