black-and-blue

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
black-and-blue
    adj 1: discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin;
           "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises" [syn: {black-
           and-blue}, {livid}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
black and blue \black and blue\, black-and-blue
\black-and-blue\adj.
   discolored by or as if by bruising; -- of skin. livid bruises

   Syn: livid.
        [WordNet 1.5]
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