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bloodshot
[ bluhd-shot ]
adjective
- (of the eyes) red because of dilated blood vessels.
bloodshot
/ ˈblʌdˌʃɒt /
adjective
- (of an eye) inflamed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bloodshot1
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Example Sentences
He emerged with two fully covered arms, ringed with vines and bloodshot eyes.
When we reached high ground again the twilight was fading to a semicircle of bloodshot gray in the northwest.
Marius, paler than his stunning had left him, leaned more heavily against the door-post, and looked on with bloodshot eyes.
Presently a pair of bloodshot eyes were opened and looked dully round the room.
But he is black, and he has a staring bloodshot eye and shows a row of sharp white teeth.
He leaned heavily upon the table, and regarded Frank with stern, bloodshot blue eyes.
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