bloodstained

adjective

blood·​stained ˈbləd-ˌstānd How to pronounce bloodstained (audio)
Synonyms of bloodstainednext
1
: stained with blood
2
: involved with slaughter
a bloodstained chronicle of war

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had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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When justice recedes, revenge rears its bloodstained head. — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 Police said when Michals was arrested, he was found with bloodstained clothes in his residence. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 Grab a seat on the couch by antique rugs and a faux brick wall, or flip some tarot cards from their collection in a room that appears to have bloodstained walls. — Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025 Once, however, Mother found a pair of Zahida’s bloodstained underwear in the pile of clothes Salma was about to wash. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodstained

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First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bloodstained was in 1594

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bloodstained

adjective
blood·​stained -ˌstānd How to pronounce bloodstained (audio)
: stained with blood
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