pedigreed

[ ped-i-greed ]

/ ˈpɛd ɪˌgrid /

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adjective

having established purebred ancestry: a pedigreed collie.

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Origin of pedigreed

First recorded in 1810–20; pedigree + -ed³

non·ped·i·greed, adjectiveun·ped·i·greed, adjective

Defensive-pedigreed coaches whose defenses actually did well, but churned through QBs and couldn’t get the offense on track.
The NFL Regular Season Ended As It Started: In Absolute Chaos|Sara Ziegler (sara.ziegler@fivethirtyeight.com)|January 10, 2022|FiveThirtyEight
In an academic world devoted to acknowledging complexity, such dishonest Soviet-pedigreed sloganeering should be repudiated.
Remaking Martin Luther King As Anti-Zionist|Gil Troy|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Awful accusations–especially those concerning pedigreed children of beloved Hollywood icons–spread like viral wildfire.
Trouble for Henry Hopper|Chris Lee|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Schuyler Evans, a pedigreed bachelor from London, says he can spot a Harry hunter a mile away.
Invasion of the Harry Hunters|McKay Coppins|March 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST

But perhaps the most common pursuit for stars with pedigreed names is a jewelry or cosmetics line.
The Economy of the Aging Sex Kitten|Nicole LaPorte|November 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They often irritate the self-anointed because their pasts are not pedigreed.
The Tea Party Is Smarter Than You Think|Mark McKinnon|September 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
You oughtnt to want to get pedigreed geese that belonged to a farmerespecially a farmer with that kind of a disposition.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
Nobodys going to jump out of the river and tell us that these are his pedigreed perch.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
First there were those pedigreed geese up on the river, and now Henry.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
Brindle is so pedigreed I don't believe he would thank you for the bar sinister you put on him.
Back at School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
The manner of judging pedigreed field dogs has been reduced to an almost exact science.
Hunting Dogs|Oliver Hartley