full-blooded

adjective

Of purebred ancestry.

Meanings

adjectivefull-blooded (not comparable)

alternative fullblooded

  1. not comparableOf purebred ancestry.
    1 more example

    Blood quantum rules — which began as a colonizer practice designed to limit tribal citizenship but were later adopted by some Native peoples as a means of preserving cultural identity — require the tribe’s members to be at least one-eighth S’Klallam and to have at least one full-blooded S’Klallam ancestor.

    2023 May 16, Maud Newton, “Blending Native History and Myth Into Heartfelt Memoir”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2023
  2. not comparableHaving a florid or ruddy complexion.
  3. not comparableHearty or lusty.

    And when it was quickly returned to Jarvis, with United failing to mark properly, his clean cross was met with a full-blooded header by former Colchester defender Elokobi, who had to stretch his neck back to add power.

    2011 February 5, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof unmixed ancestry

adjectiveendowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian чистокръвен
  • чистокръвен (čistokrăven)of purebred ancestry
Catalan de soca-rel
  • de soca-relof purebred ancestry
Danish fuldblods
  • fuldblodsof purebred ancestry
Finnish jalosukuinen
  • jalosukuinenof purebred ancestry
German vollblütig, Vollblut-
  • vollblütigof purebred ancestry
  • Vollblut-of purebred ancestry
  • reinrassigof purebred ancestry
  • Rasse-of purebred ancestry
Italian purosangue
  • purosangueof purebred ancestry
Norwegian Bokmål fullblods
  • fullblodsof purebred ancestry
Polish czystej krwi, pełnokrwisty
  • czystej krwiof purebred ancestry
  • pełnokrwistyof purebred ancestry
  • rasowyof purebred ancestry
Romanian pursânge
  • pursângeof purebred ancestry
Spanish de pura cepa
  • de pura cepaof purebred ancestry
Cite this entry
APA

full-blooded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-blooded

MLA

“full-blooded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-blooded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full-blooded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-blooded.

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