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bloody

2 adjective
     
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bloody2
1MI covered in blood, or bleeding
2 with a lot of killing and injuries:
a bloody battle
3

scream/yell bloody murder

American English informal to protest in a loud very angry way:
She was furious - screaming bloody murder at the manager!
4

bloody/bloodied but unbowed

harmed by events but not defeated by them:
He emerged from the discussions bloody but unbowed.
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