bloodguilty
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- bloodguilt noun
- bloodguiltiness noun
Etymology
Origin of bloodguilty
First recorded in 1590–1600; blood(shed) + guilty
Example Sentences
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Such an one I thought to find in thee; and if I thought right, then truly I call thee true husband and King, but if not, then I count myself to have suffered loss, seeing that thou art not a coward only, but also bloodguilty.
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Miracles are not for the bloodguilty.
From Project Gutenberg
Had my hand turned coward or played me false, This man that is my hand, and less than I And less than he bloodguilty, this my death Had been my husband's: now he has left it me.
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