1bloody pronunciation: function: adjective inflected form(s): blood;i;er; blood;i;estdate: before 12th century 1 a : containing or made up of blood b : of or contained in the blood2 : smeared or stained with blood3 : accompanied by or involving bloodshed; especially : marked by great slaughter4 a : murderous b : merciless, cruel5 : bloodred6 sometimes vulgar : damned —often used as an intensive— blood;i;ly adverb — blood;i;ness noun synonyms bloody, sanguinary, gory mean affected by or involving the shedding of blood. bloody is applied especially to things that are actually covered with blood or are made up of blood lt;bloody handsgt;. sanguinary applies especially to something attended by, or someone inclined to, bloodshed lt;the civil war was america's most sanguinary conflictgt;. gory suggests a profusion of blood and slaughter lt;exceptionally gory, even for a horror moviegt;.