bloodstained vs bloody

bloodstained

adj
  • Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. 

  • Having the color of something which has been stained with blood. 

  • Guilty of wrongdoing. 

  • Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder. 

bloody

adj
  • Covered in blood. 

  • Characterised by bloodshed. 

  • Used as an intensifier. 

adv
  • Used to express anger, annoyance, shock, or for emphasis. 

verb
  • To demonstrably harm (the cause of an opponent). 

  • To stain with blood. 

  • To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight. 

noun
  • bloody mary 

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