bloodier

Bloodier is the comparative form of the adjective bloody. It is used to describe something that involves more blood, more gore, or a higher degree of violence than another thing.

Origin and formation: The word bloody comes from Old English blodig, meaning blood-stained. The comparative bloodier is formed by adding the standard -er suffix to the adjective, following regular English inflection patterns. The superlative is bloodiest.

Usage: In fiction and reporting, bloodier describes scenes, battles, injuries, or crime scenes with greater bloodshed. It can also be used metaphorically to indicate a more ruthless or competitive situation, as in a bloodier field of competition or a bloodier political struggle. The term tends to convey vivid intensity and can be contextualized to emphasize severity.

Style and cautions: Bloodier conveys explicit gore and should be used with awareness of audience and medium. In American English, bloody is often a mild intensifier, while in British English it can be more coarse; nonetheless, bloodier remains a literal comparative rather than a mere intensifier. When describing comparisons, saying something is bloodier than something else is usually clearer than saying more bloody than.

See also: Bloody, Bloodshed, Gore, Violence in media.