"bloody-handed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more bloody-handed [comparative], most bloody-handed [superlative]
Etymology: bloody + handed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bloody|handed}} bloody + handed Head templates: {{en-adj}} bloody-handed (comparative more bloody-handed, superlative most bloody-handed)
  1. Having hands that have blood on them.
    Sense id: en-bloody-handed-en-adj-UchQai3s
  2. Murderous, guilty of or prone to violence or atrocities.
    Sense id: en-bloody-handed-en-adj-rA5ixMRs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bloodyhanded

Alternative forms

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