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Broody vs Bloody - What's the difference?

broody | bloody |

As adjectives the difference between broody and bloody

is that broody is (Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen') while bloody is covered in blood.

As a noun broody

is (Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.

As an adverb bloody is

used to intensify what follows this adverb.

As a verb bloody is

to draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.

broody

English

Noun

(broodies)
  • (Poultry) A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
    • There are six broodies in that coop.

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (Of birds) sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs (eg, 'a broody hen').
  • (Of any creature or person) acting interested in raising young.

    • Synonyms

    * (sitting on a nest to hatch eggs) clucky * (interested in raising young) baby rabies, one's biological clock is ticking

    Anagrams

    *

    bloody

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bloudy (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered in blood.
    • All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.
  • * , Act 5, Scene 1, 2008 [1947], Forgotten Books, page 84,
    • And, as she fled, her mantle she did fall, / Which Lion vile with bloody mouth did stain.
  • * 2011 , , analysis of Act 2 Scene 1, 100,
    • They plan to walk to the market-place, showing their bloody hands and swords and declaring ‘Peace, freedom and liberty!’
  • Characterised by bloodshed.
    • There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.
  • * 1845 , , 2008, page 5,
    • I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation.
  • * 2007 , Lucinda Mallows, Lucy Mallows, Slovakia: The Bradt Travel Guide , page 169,
    • The story of Elizabeth Bathory is one of the bloodiest in history.
  • (AU, NZ, UK, colloquial, mildly, vulgar, not comparable) Used as an intensifier.
  • * 1994 , , Lord of Chaos , page 519,
    • Try to keep those bloody' women's '''bloody''' heads on their ' bloody shoulders by somehow helping them make this whole mad impossible scheme actually work.
  • * 2003 , , page 64,
    • You are not to go asking anyone about who killed that bloody dog.
  • * 2007 , James MacFarlane, Avenge My Kin , Book 2: A Time of Testing, page 498,
    • “You bloody fool, I could?ve stabbed you in the heart,” David said in mock anger, and then smiled widely.

    Synonyms

    * (covered in blood) bleeding, bloodied, gory, sanguinolent * (intensifier) bally, blasted, bleeding (chiefly British cockney), blinking, blooming, damn, damned, dang, darned, doggone, flaming, freaking, fricking, frigging, fucking, goddam / goddamn, goddamned, godforsaken (rare), wretched, rotten * See also

    Derived terms

    * bloody hell * bloody oath * bloody mary * bloody warrior * give someone a bloody nose

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (AU, NZ, British, mildly, vulgar) Used to intensify what follows this adverb.
    • 1994:' '', 109 - "Dice are no ' bloody good," David said.

    Synonyms

    * bloody well * bally, blasted, bleeding, blooming

    Verb

  • To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.
  • To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.

    • Anagrams

    * English degree adverbs English intensifiers English swear words