full-blooded

[fool-bluhd-id]

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-blooded is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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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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