full-blooded
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ɪd adjective
1.
of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred: a full-blooded Cherokee.
2.
vigorous; virile; hearty: full-blooded enjoyment.
Origin:
1765–75, Americanism
1765–75, Americanism
Related forms
full-blood·ed·ness, noun
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| full-blooded | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of horses) of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred |
| 2. | having great vigour or health; hearty; virile |
| full-'bloodedness | |
| —n | |
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Full-blooded
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Example sentences
It would be naive to urge or expect either country to become a full-blooded democracy in a trice.
She is full-blooded enough-a sometimes amusing gargoyle-to require a substantial amount of technique.
He was too large to have been a full-blooded reindeer.
But neither full-blooded libertarians nor allegedly liberty-loving tea-party enthusiasts really care much about governing.
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