full-blooded

American

[fool-bluhd-id] / ˈfʊlˈblʌd ɪd /

adjective

of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred.

a full-blooded Cherokee.
vigorous; virile; hearty.

full-blooded enjoyment.

full-blooded British

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

full-bloodedness noun

Etymology

Origin of full-blooded

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

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It was a full-blooded attempt at character assassination, a branding of Rodgers as untrustful, a perpetrator of untruths, a spreader of falsehoods; divisive, misleading and unacceptable.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

There might be the odd play and miss or the occasional miscue but they are lost in a flurry of full-blooded shots, crunched to, or over, the boundary.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Jamie Moore experienced this rising dread after knocking out Matthew Macklin in the 10th round of a full-blooded British light-middleweight title bout in 2006.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

“The first full-blooded Asian champion!” one user said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

“It is a strong full-blooded fish,” he thought.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

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