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bloodyhanded

bloodyhanded is the alternative form of bloody-handed.

Meaning of bloody-handed

Adjective

bloody-handed (comparative more bloody-handed, superlative most bloody-handed)

  1. Having hands that have blood on them.
    • Secondly there would have been blood transferred to Dr. Sheppard's hand and fingers by the bloody-handed killer as he removed Dr. Sheppard's wristwatch and ring.2000, Keith Inman, Norah Rudin, Principles and Practice of Criminalistics: The Profession of Forensic Science, →ISBN, page 186
  2. Murderous, guilty of or prone to violence or atrocities.
    • Here, student, some man or woman kills living beings and is murderous, bloody-handed, given to blows and violence, merciless to living beings.2008, Dennis Candy, Peace in the Buddha's Discourses: A Compilation and Discussion, →ISBN, page 18

Forms of bloodyhanded

comparativemore bloodyhanded
superlativemost bloodyhanded

Words formed from bloodyhanded

Questions about bloodyhanded

What is bloodyhanded the alternative form of?
Bloodyhanded is the alternative form of bloody-handed.

Words near bloodyhanded in the dictionary

  1. bloody-nosed beetles
  2. bloody-warrior
  3. bloodybelly
  4. bloodybelly comb jellies
  5. bloodybelly comb jelly
  6. bloodyhanded
  7. bloodyhandedly
  8. bloodyhandedness
  9. bloodying
  10. bloodying up
  11. bloodyish

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