·vt To stain with blood.
II. Bloody ·adj Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
III. Bloody ·adj Infamous; contemptible;
— variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
IV. Bloody ·adj Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
V. Bloody ·adj Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
VI. Bloody ·adj Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; ·esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.