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full-blood⋅ed

[fool-bluhd-id]
–adjective
1. of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred: a full-blooded Cherokee.
2. vigorous; virile; hearty: full-blooded enjoyment.

Origin:
1765–75, Americanism


full-blood⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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full-blood·ed   (fŏŏl'blŭd'ĭd)
adj.  
    1. Of unmixed ancestry; purebred.

    2. Related by way of having the same parents.

    3. Not pale or anemic; florid or ruddy.

    4. Vigorous and vital.

    1. Not pale or anemic; florid or ruddy.

    2. Vigorous and vital.

  1. Complete in all respects.

full'-blood'ed·ness n.
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