Blooded
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of blood form-of, participle, past
- 1 bloody, bleeding. not-comparable
"Blackburn's cause was not helped when Morten Gamst Pedersen and Gael Givet collided going for the same ball, both players emerging blooded and dazed but otherwise unharmed."
- 2 Experienced (especially in warfare). not-comparable
"I'll let a rookie march behind me with a loaded weapon once he's been blooded in combat, until then he stays in front where I can see which way he's pointing."
- 3 Following a modifying word in a compound:; Having a certain physiological characteristic, particularly in relation to blood or the circulatory system. not-comparable
"Mammals are warm-blooded."
- 4 Following a modifying word in a compound:; Having a certain kind of temperament or disposition. figuratively, not-comparable
"Only a cold-blooded killer could have done something like this."
- 5 Following a modifying word in a compound:; Having ancestry to a certain degree. figuratively, not-comparable
"He's a full-blooded Irishman."
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- 6 Following a modifying word in a compound:; Having a certain ancestry. derogatory, figuratively, not-comparable, sometimes
"A blue-blooded aristocrat."
- 7 Derived from ancestors of good blood; having a good pedigree. not-comparable, usually
- 1 of unmixed ancestry wordnet
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More examples"Sami was lying, covered in blooded with a plastic bag wrapped around his head."
Etymology
From Middle English bloded, equivalent to blood + -ed.
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