containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.-smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.-given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.-attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.-infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.-to stain with blood.