A British slang intensifier meaning extremely or very, functioning like 'bloody' but softened slightly.
A British slang intensifier meaning extremely or very, functioning like 'bloody' but softened slightly. Used in exclamatory phrases ('bleedingly obvious') to amplify an adjective. The '-ly' adverb formation is somewhat unusual, giving the word a mock-formal or emphatic quality. Mostly heard in working-class British speech.
It was bleedingly obvious he hadn't read a single page of the report.
No comments yet — say something.
Add your own interpretation of "bleedingly".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Browse all slang words starting with B.
(UK, slang, intensifier) extreme, outright; bloody, blasted.
(Britain, slang) : Extremely.
Bleddy is a softened, phonetically spelled variant of 'bloody' — the classic British and South African mild oath and intensifier. Found in both Cornish dialect (southwest England) and South African English, it's the same word with a regional accent baked right into the spelling. It adds emphasis the way 'bloody' always has: 'bleddy hell', 'bleddy brilliant', 'bleddy nuisance'. It's warm, identifiably regional, and carries far more personality than just writing 'very'.
A British dialect euphemism and phonetic softening of 'bloody' — the classic British intensifier and mild oath. Used in some regional UK dialects as a way to express frustration, emphasis, or mild cursing while taking the edge off the original word. It sits in the same space as 'blooming' or 'blinking' — polite enough for mixed company but carrying the same emotional weight. You'll find it more in older dialect writing and speech than in current everyday use.
(UK, slang, used as an intensifier) extremely.
No comments yet — say something.