unbloodied
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unbloodied
First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + bloody ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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My arm was undamaged, the floor unbloodied and free of glass.
From Nature ● May 9, 2017
Where else can you hit a stranger in a big American city and both walk away giggly and unbloodied?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2015
The carpet had remained "unbloodied" and there were "no walk-outs, no punch-ups".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2013
Unite represents three-quarters of BA's 38,000-strong workforce and, according to observers, needs to emerge from the dispute relatively unbloodied to maintain its standing among BA members.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2010
He slipped over his left shoulder a baldric set with diamonds and emeralds, to sustain the unbloodied sword with which he had conquered here as upon Vraidex.
From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch
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