Bloodsome

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by blood; bloody (all senses)

    "The sight of the rope against the whitewashed wall and the thought of the bloodsome uproar which was about to smash the peace of the night into hash served to deepen that rummy feeling to which I have alluded."

Synonyms

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bloodied

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"The sight of the rope against the whitewashed wall and the thought of the bloodsome uproar which was about to smash the peace of the night into hash served to deepen that rummy feeling to which I have alluded."

Etymology

From blood + -some.

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