full-blooded

full–blood·ed

adj \ˈfu̇l-ˌblə-dəd\

Definition of FULL-BLOODED

1

: of unmixed ancestry : purebred

2

: florid, ruddy <of full–blooded face>

3

: forceful <full–blooded prose style>

4

a : lacking no particulars : genuine b : containing fullness of substance : rich

— full–blood·ed·ness noun

First Known Use of FULL-BLOODED

1774

Related to FULL-BLOODED

Synonyms: blooded, full-blood, full-blooded, pedigreed (or pedigree), pure-blooded (or pure-blood), thoroughbred

Antonyms: hybrid, mixed, mongrel

Related Words: well-bred; inbred

Near Antonyms: crossbred, crossed, half-blood (or half-blooded), half-bred, hybridized, interbred, outcrossed

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