full-blooded

[ fool-bluhd-id ]

adjective

1. of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred:

   a full-blooded Cherokee.

2. vigorous; virile; hearty:

   full-blooded enjoyment.

full-blooded

adjective

1. (esp of horses) of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred
2. having great vigour or health; hearty; virile

Derived Forms

• ˌfull-ˈbloodedness, noun

Other Words From

• full-blooded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-blooded¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

The commenter said Dodson is not a full-blooded member of any tribe and is in fact one-quarter Aleut, not Inuit.

From The Daily Beast

Elizabeth Raitz-Cowboy, an Aetna medical director, said her husband is a full-blooded Navajo.

From The Daily Beast

He was like a full-blooded horse—tractable enough if kept hard at work.

From Project Gutenberg

In a moment I was little more than a full-blooded fighting animal, and had forgotten all the influences of my Quaker home.

From Project Gutenberg

Meinong's "act" is the ghost of the subject, or what once was the full-blooded soul.

From Project Gutenberg

In a flash I knew how the gleaming, soft, full-blooded slip of a creature had stood up against this tremendous aunt of hers.

From Project Gutenberg

The big painter, in his full-blooded, boyish fashion, fairly gasconaded over the success of his exhibit.

From Project Gutenberg