full-blooded

full-blooded

English

Alternative forms

• fullblooded

Adjective

full-blooded (not comparable)

1. Of purebred ancestry
2. Having a florid or ruddy complexion
3. Hearty or lusty
   • 2011 February 5, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC‎:

     And when it was quickly returned to Jarvis, with United failing to mark properly, his clean cross was met with a full-blooded header by former Colchester defender Elokobi, who had to stretch his neck back to add power.

Synonyms

• pedigree
• pedigreed
• purebred
• pure-breed
• thoroughbred

Derived terms

• full-bloodedness

Translations

of purebred ancestry

Catalan: de soca-rel (ca) German: vollblütig, Vollblut- (in compounds), reinrassig (de), Rasse- (in compounds) Italian: purosangue (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: fullblods Nynorsk: fullblods

Polish: pełnokrwisty Romanian: pursânge (ro) Spanish: de pura cepa