The difference between Bally and Blooming
When used as nouns, bally means a balaclava, whereas blooming means the act by which something blooms.
When used as adverbs, bally means very, whereas blooming means bloody.
When used as adjectives, bally means bloody , whereas blooming means opening in blossoms.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bally and Blooming
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Bally as an adjective (British, dated, euphemistic):
Bloody .
Examples:
"He's just a bally idiot."
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Bally as an adverb (UK, dated, euphemistic):
Very.
Examples:
"That was a bally foolish thing to do, old chap!"
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Bally as a noun (MLE):
A balaclava.
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Blooming as a verb:
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Blooming as an adjective:
Opening in blossoms; flowering.
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Blooming as an adjective:
Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
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Blooming as an adjective (British, dated):
bloody; bleeding; extremely.
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Blooming as an adverb (British, euphemistic, often followed by ''well''):
Bloody; bleeding; extremely.
Examples:
"My train's late again. Blooming typical."
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Blooming as a noun:
The act by which something blooms.
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Blooming as a noun (metallurgy):
The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.
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Blooming as a noun (photography):
A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture.