bloodshot

[ bluhd-shot ]

/ ˈblʌdˌʃɒt /

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adjective

(of the eyes) red because of dilated blood vessels.

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Origin of bloodshot

1545–55; apocopated variant of blood-shotten.See blood, shotten

Words nearby bloodshot

bloodroot, blood royal, blood sausage, blood serum, bloodshed, bloodshot, blood sport, bloodstain, bloodstained, bloodstock, bloodstock industry

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How to use bloodshot in a sentence

An officer with the DUI Unit made contact with Reid at the scene of the crash and “detected an odor of intoxicants and noted his eyes were bloodshot and red,” the charging document says.
Former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid charged with felony DWI for February crash|Mark Maske|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
He emerged with two fully covered arms, ringed with vines and bloodshot eyes.
Laws Gone Wild: As Teen Sweethearts Go to Prison for Sex, Mothers Rebel|Abigail Pesta|January 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When we reached high ground again the twilight was fading to a semicircle of bloodshot gray in the northwest.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Marius, paler than his stunning had left him, leaned more heavily against the door-post, and looked on with bloodshot eyes.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

Presently a pair of bloodshot eyes were opened and looked dully round the room.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
But he is black, and he has a staring bloodshot eye and shows a row of sharp white teeth.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
He leaned heavily upon the table, and regarded Frank with stern, bloodshot blue eyes.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for bloodshot

bloodshot

/ (ˈblʌdˌʃɒt) /

adjective

(of an eye) inflamed

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