English

Etymology

blood + -y (The oath does not come from by our Lady, as is commonly believed.)

Adjective

bloody (comparative bloodier, superlative bloodiest, except for sense 3)

1. Covered in blood.

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

2. Characterised by great bloodshed .

   There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.

3. (British, mildly vulgar; not comparable) Used to intensify what follows this adjective.

   Don't be a bloody idiot!

Synonyms

• (1): bleeding, bloodied, gory
• (2):
• (3): damn, damned , goddam or goddamn , goddamned

Euphemisms

(for sense 3)

• bally, blasted , bleeding , blinking , blooming

Translations

• Dutch: bloederig (1, 2), bloederige (1, 2), stomme (3, only with idiot)
• Finnish: verinen (1, 2)
• French: sanglant m, sanglante f (1, 2); foutu m, foutue f (3)
• German: blutig (1, 2)
• Greek: αιματηρός m, αιματηρή f, αιματηρό n
• Indonesian: berdarah
• Italian: sanguinante (1); sanguinoso m, sanguinosa f (2); fottuto m, fottuta f, maledetto m, maledetta f (3)
• Polish: krwawy m, krwawa f, krwawe n (1,2)
• Slovak: krvavý -á -é (1, 2); pojebaný -á -é vulgar (3)
• Swedish: blodig (1,2)
• Vietnamese: chảy máu (1, 2), dính máu (1)
• Russian: окровавленный (1), кровавый (2)

Related terms

• bloody hell
• bloody Mary
• give someone a bloody nose

Adverb

bloody

1. (British, mildly vulgar) Used to intensify what follows this adverb.

   That was a bloody stupid thing to do!

   Why don't you bloody shut up?

Synonyms

• bloody well

Euphemisms

• bally, blasted , bleeding , blooming

Translation

• Dutch: verdomd