adv
Meaning 1
In a bloody manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bloodily
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adverb
Meaning 2
involving a great bloodshed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: bloodlessly
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bloody Middle English -ly English -ly English bloodily From bloody + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: жестоко (žestoko) — in a bloody manner
- Bulgarian: кръвожадно (krǎvožadno) — in a bloody manner
- Catalan: cruentament — in a bloody manner
- Finnish: verisesti — in a bloody manner
- Spanish: sangrientamente — in a bloody manner