bloodhoundish

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adjective

Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bloodhound or a detective; able and eager to follow the scent.

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Meanings

adjectivebloodhoundish (comparative more bloodhoundish, superlative most bloodhoundish)

comparative more bloodhoundish · superlative most bloodhoundish

  1. figurativelyLike, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bloodhound or a detective; able and eager to follow the scent.

    "[…] a large portion of the pleasure this sport afforded him was derived from his unerring and bloodhoundish sense that this, of all topics, was the one which made me most truly uncomfortable."

    2010, Donna Tart, The Secret History

Origin

From bloodhound + -ish.

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APA

bloodhoundish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodhoundish

MLA

“bloodhoundish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodhoundish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodhoundish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodhoundish.

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