adjective
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(of horses, cattle, etc) of good breeding
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(in combination) having blood or temperament as specified
hot-blooded, cold-blooded, warm-blooded, red-blooded, blue-blooded
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of blooded
Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at blood, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Triceratops was likely not fully warm blooded, but these structures may still have played an important role in controlling temperature and retaining moisture.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2026
Steve Borthwick blooded five new players and a lot could have gone wrong, but there were some good individual performances in the 27-24 win.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024
Some deep-sea fish, such as tuna and lamnid sharks, a family of large and speedy sharks, are partially warm blooded; they can divert body heat to specific organs even in icy temps.
From Science Magazine ● May 10, 2023
“Because they’re cold blooded animals, they regulate their body temperature as best they can based on the environment,” he said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
He might have given that duty to the recruits, but they would need to be blooded soon enough.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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