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How to pronounce “bloody”
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Pronunciation guide for bloody
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bloody with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Strength for the Struggle
March 7, was Bloody Sunday.
- Definition summary
- Covered in blood.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce bloody
Strength for the Struggle

March 7, was Bloody Sunday.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bloody”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Covered in blood.
- Characterised by bloodshed.
- (informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
- (dated) Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
- [Adverb]
- (informal, Australia, British, India, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly vulgar) Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To stain with blood.
- (transitive) To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.
- (transitive) To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- [Noun]
- (informal) Ellipsis of bloody mary.
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