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Bally

/ˈbæli/

Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).

📖 Definitions of "Bally"

adjective
  1. 1

    Bloody (used as a mild intensifier).

    "He's just a bally idiot."

adverb
  1. 1

    Very.

    "That was a bally foolish thing to do, old chap!"

🔄 Synonyms of "Bally"

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WordDefinition
bloodynoun(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
flamingnounOn fire with visible flames.
crashingnounThe sound or action of something that crashes.
blinkingnounThat blinks.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bally"

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WordDefinition
blinkingnounThe act of something that blinks.
bloodynoun(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
crashingnounThe sound or action of something that crashes.
flamingnounAn emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
unmitigated(intensifier) Total, complete, utter.
hoonounAn uttering of the cry 'hoo'.
bluggynoun(British slang, euphemistic) bloody (as intensifier).
bliddy(UK, dialect) bloody; accursed
blahdyPronunciation spelling of bloody. [Covered in blood.]
bleepingnoun(UK, euphemistic, slang) A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
blerrynoun(South Africa, slang) Bloody.
beblubberedDisfigured by blubbering; befouled with tears.
blimming(UK, slang) Blooming (as an intensifier).
bleepable(informal) Suitable for bleeping (censoring by replacement with a tone), i.e. foul-mouthed.
bitchedverb(vulgar) Causing difficulty; nasty; unpleasant; problematic; (intensifier) damned, bloody
bawdish(rare) Synonym of bawdy.
blooeynoun(dated, slang) Haywire, amiss.
barkingnounThe action of the verb to bark.
blankynounAlternative form of blankie. [(childish, informal) A blanket, especially one used as a security blanket.]
bowfing(Scotland, slang) Stinking; disgusting.

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