bloody mary
"After a late night, she ordered a bloody mary to wake herself up."
To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.
"The boxer landed a sharp hook that bloody his rival before the first round ended."
In plain English: To bloody something is to make it covered with blood, usually by hitting it hard enough that someone gets hurt and starts bleeding.
"The old engine finally bloody down after running for three hours without stopping."
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
"a bloody nose"
"your scarf is all bloody"
"the effects will be violent and probably bloody"
"a bloody fight"
Covered in blood.
"The knight emerged from the battle bloody and defeated."
extremely
"you are bloody right"
"Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
Used to express anger, annoyance, shock, or for emphasis.
"I am bloody furious that you forgot our anniversary again."
In plain English: Bloody is used to add strong emphasis or show anger when saying something, even though it technically means covered in blood.
"I was bloody tired after running all that way."
Usage: Use this adverb only as an intensifier before nouns and verbs when speaking informally; avoid it entirely in formal writing due to its offensive nature. Do not confuse the emphatic usage with the verb form meaning to cause bleeding, which requires a direct object like "bloody his nose."
Bloody comes from the Old English word for bloody, which itself descended through Middle English and Proto-Germanic. The term is formed by combining "blood" with a suffix meaning "-y," creating an adjective that has remained in use since ancient times.