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red-blooded [ red -bluhd -id ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈrɛdˈblʌd ɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Origin of red-blooded First recorded in 1795–1805
OTHER WORDS FROM red-blooded red-blood·ed·ness, noun
Words nearby red-blooded red biddy ,
red birch ,
redbird ,
red blood cell ,
red blood cells ,
red-blooded ,
redbone ,
red book ,
Red Branch ,
red brass ,
redbreast
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Words related to red-blooded active ,
athletic ,
fresh ,
healthful ,
hearty ,
lively ,
normal ,
robust ,
strong ,
tough ,
vigorous ,
brisk ,
dynamic ,
effective ,
efficient ,
forceful ,
healthy ,
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How to use red-blooded in a sentence Because, of course, red-blooded , white-skinned folks like Timothy McVeigh, Ted Kaczynski, and Adam Lanza pose no threat at all.
When Ball insisted he was speaking for “red-blooded Americans,” Morgan reminded him that Tsarnaev is an American citizen.
I finally said, “You know, HIV is transmittable by good old-fashioned, red-blooded , hetero-normative, married sex.”
At this point every young red-blooded male viewer is paying rapt attention.
Not exactly the way you meant to celebrate our annual tribute to red-blooded American masculinity, is it?
Of a sudden there died out of her face the fawn-like, woodland look, the maternal wildness, the red-blooded joy.
Annelida, an-el′i-da, n. a class of animals comprising the red-blooded worms, having a long body composed of numerous rings.
He is the martyr, the true believer, "the red-blooded loyal American" with "my country right or wrong."
If a man must roam the salt sea in search of health and peace, and in a manly, red-blooded exercise—here is the ideal.
He is a hearty, red-blooded , Tory gentleman who lives in Worcestershire.
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British Dictionary definitions for red-blooded
adjective
informal vigorous; virile
Derived forms of red-blooded red-bloodedness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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