bloodshot

[ bluhd-shot ]
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adjective
  1. (of the eyes) red because of dilated blood vessels.

Origin of bloodshot

1
1545–55; apocopated variant of blood-shotten.See blood, shotten

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How to use bloodshot in a sentence

  • But he is black, and he has a staring bloodshot eye and shows a row of sharp white teeth.

  • He leaned heavily upon the table, and regarded Frank with stern, bloodshot blue eyes.

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British Dictionary definitions for bloodshot

bloodshot

/ (ˈblʌdˌʃɒt) /


adjective
  1. (of an eye) inflamed

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