Definition of 'blooded'

Word Frequency

blooded (ˈblʌdɪd )

adjective

(of horses, cattle, etc) of good breeding

2. (in combination)

having blood or temperament as specified

hot-blooded, cold-blooded, warm-blooded, red-blooded, blue-blooded

Word Frequency

blooded in American English (ˈblʌdɪd ; bludˈid)

adjective

having (a specified kind of) blood

warmblooded

2. US

of fine stock or breed; pedigreed; thoroughbred; purebred

Example sentences containing 'blooded'

It turned out I was in at the kill, and because I was the youngest, they gave me the brush and blooded my face.

Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2001)

It was like I'd been blooded on my first hunt, and survived with honor.

Kate Cann GO! (2001)

He hates me, true, but it is because he thinks only blooded men should bear titles.

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE (2001)

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Definition of blooded from the Collins English Dictionary

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Scrabble score for 'blooded': 11

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