pure-blooded

adjective

pure-blood·​ed ˈpyu̇r-ˌblə-dəd How to pronounce pure-blooded (audio)
variants or pure-blood
pureblood noun

Examples of pure-blooded in a Sentence

both dogs are pure-blooded Chesapeake Bay retrievers
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Proving one’s status as a pure-blooded Aryan unlocked access to membership in the Nazi Party, to the military and state apparatus, to a university education. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pure-blooded was in 1772

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“Pure-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pure-blooded. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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