red-blooded

[red-bluhd-id]

adjective

1. vigorous; virile.

   Synonyms: hearty, lusty, sturdy, robust

red-blooded

adjective

1. informal,  vigorous; virile

Other Word Forms

• red-bloodedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of red-blooded¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Anything but sitting inside all day watching Fox News is, I suppose, “illicit activities” that no red-blooded American should enjoy.

From Salon

The Associated Press story began: “Hang on to your scalps, Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini, for 29 red-blooded young Americans are on the warpath … “

From Los Angeles Times

Harris is a red-blooded patriot, and Trump is a yellow-bellied traitor.

From Salon

Thousands of federal employees working to provide aid to hurricane survivors are being smeared as part of an elite plot to displace red-blooded Americans with foreigners and lithium mines.

From Salon

Kirk sneeringly asked, as if interrogating the fallopian tube status of pop stars was a normal thing that red-blooded American men talk about.

From Salon

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• potent 
• robust 
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• tough 
• vital 
• zealous