blooded

adjective

blood·​ed ˈblə-dəd 

1

: having blood of a specified kind

—used in combination

cold-blooded

2

: being entirely or largely purebred

a herd of blooded stock

Synonyms of blooded

• thoroughbred

Examples of blooded in a Sentence

the expansive farm on which blooded Arabian horses are raised

Recent Examples on the Web

Bessent came up in the cold-blooded world of macro trading, betting big on swings in currencies that are driven by a mixture of economic and political factors. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025

The cold-blooded creatures, repped primarily by a snake named Gary (Ke Huy Quan) who’s smuggled in from abroad via a shipping container, are vaguely coded as immigrants and have a history of being demonized by the rapacious rich. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025

But prosecutors at the time said DNA evidence connected her to the cold-blooded killing. —Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025

Birds, the warm-blooded and feathered vertebrates, are being used to put romantic partners to the test. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing blooded

• cold-blooded
• full-blooded
• half-blooded
• hot-blooded
• pure-blooded
• red-blooded
• warm-blooded

Rhymes for blooded

• budded
• flooded
• studded
• thudded

Kids Definition

blooded

adjective

blood·​ed ˈbləd-əd 

1

: entirely or largely purebred

blooded horses

2

: having blood of a certain type

—used in combination

cold-blooded