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bloodyish

bloodyish adjective: somewhat bloody.

Adjective

bloodyish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat bloody.
    • […] he found a great Uneasiness in that Part of his Arm where his Issue was, and his Issue, soon after he had taken the Infection, emitted a thin, crude, and bloodyish Humour, with a lancing and pricking Pain […]1745, Theophilus Lobb, Letters relating to the plague, and other contagious distempers (part 1, page 241)

Origin of bloodyish

From bloody + -ish.

Questions about bloodyish

What does bloodyish mean?
Bloodyish means somewhat bloody.
What part of speech is bloodyish?
Bloodyish is an adjective.

Words near bloodyish in the dictionary

  1. bloodyhanded
  2. bloodyhandedly
  3. bloodyhandedness
  4. bloodying
  5. bloodying up
  6. bloodyish
  7. bloodyminded
  8. bloodymindedly
  9. bloodymindedness
  10. bloodynoun
  11. bloodynouns

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