bloody
Covered in blood.
Example
“All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.”
Other meanings
Characterised by bloodshed.
“There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.”
Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
Word history
From Old English "blōdiġ".
Where this comes from
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