Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloody-handed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: blood-y-hand-ed
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having hands that have blood on them.

adj

Murderous, guilty of or prone to violence or atrocities.

Example Sentences

"Secondly there would have been blood transferred to Dr. Sheppard's hand and fingers by the bloody-handed killer as he removed Dr. Sheppard's wristwatch and ring."
"Here, student, some man or woman kills living beings and is murderous, bloody-handed, given to blows and violence, merciless to living beings."
"Then taking Congè of that virgin pure, The bloody-handed babe unto her truth Did earnestly committ, and her conjure, In vertuous lore to traine his tender youth, And all that gentle noriture ensueth"

Etymology

From bloody + handed.

Inflected Forms

more bloody-handed (comparative) most bloody-handed (superlative) bloodyhanded (alternative)

Phrases

bloody-handedly bloody-handedness

Questions

What does bloody-handed mean?: Having hands that have blood on them.
Where does bloody-handed come from?: From bloody + handed.

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