Bloody vs. Sanguineous

Bloodyadjective

Covered in blood.

‘All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.’;

Sanguineousadjective

Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.

Bloodyadjective

Characterised by bloodshed.

‘There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.’;

Sanguineousadjective

Eager for bloody violence; bloodthirsty.

Bloodyadjective

Used as an intensifier.

Sanguineousadjective

Resembling or constituting blood.

Bloodyadjective

(dated) Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.

Sanguineousadjective

Abounding with blood; sanguine.

Bloodyadverb

Used to express anger, annoyance, shock, or for emphasis.

‘1994: Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos, 109 - "Dice are no bloody good," David said.’;

Sanguineousadjective

Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood.

Bloodyverb

To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.

Sanguineousadjective

Blood-red; crimson.

Bloodyverb

To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.

Sanguineousadjective

accompanied by bloodshed;

‘this bitter and sanguinary war’;

Bloodynoun

(casual) bloody mary

Bloodyadjective

Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.

Bloodyadjective

Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.

Bloodyadjective

Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.

‘Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.’;

Bloodyadjective

Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.

Bloodyadjective

Infamous; contemptible; - variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.

Bloodyverb

To stain with blood.

Bloodyverb

cover with blood;

‘bloody your hands’;

Bloodyadjective

having or covered with or accompanied by blood;

‘a bloody nose’; ‘your scarf is all bloody’; ‘the effects will be violent and probably bloody’; ‘a bloody fight’;

Bloodyadjective

(used of persons) informal intensifiers;

‘what a bally (or blinking) nuisance’; ‘a bloody fool’; ‘a crashing bore’; ‘you flaming idiot’;

Bloodyadverb

extremely;

‘you are bloody right’; ‘Why are you so all-fired aggressive?’;

Bloodyadjective

covered, smeared, or running with blood

‘his bloody hands’;

Bloodyadjective

composed of or resembling blood

‘a bloody discharge’;

Bloodyadjective

involving or characterized by bloodshed or cruelty

‘a bloody coup’; ‘the bloody tyrannies of Europe’;

Bloodyadjective

used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or simply for emphasis

‘bloody Hell!—what was that?’; ‘you took your bloody time’; ‘it's bloody cold outside’;

Bloodyadjective

unpleasant or perverse

‘don't be too bloody to poor Nigel’;

Bloodyverb

cover or stain with blood

‘he ended the fight with his face bloodied and battered’;

Bloody

Bloody, as an adverb, is a commonly used expletive attributive in British English, Australian English, Irish English, Indian English and a number of other Commonwealth nations. It has been used as an intensive since at least the 1670s.