Dictionary

full-blooded en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of purebred ancestry.
   • 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-comparable) Having a florid or ruddy complexion.
3. (not-comparable) Hearty 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:

Forms

Deriveds

full-bloodedness

Synonyms

pedigree · purebred · pedigreed · thoroughbred · pure-breed

Translations (15)

nn fullblods (of purebred ancestry) · pl pełnokrwisty (of purebred ancestry) · bg чистокръвен (of purebred ancestry) · ro pursânge (of purebred ancestry) · de reinrassig (of purebred ancestry) · de Vollblut- (of purebred ancestry) · fi jalosukuinen (of purebred ancestry) · es de pura cepa (of purebred ancestry) · de Rasse- (of purebred ancestry) · nb fullblods (of purebred ancestry) · it purosangue (of purebred ancestry) · pl czystej krwi (of purebred ancestry) · ca de soca-rel (of purebred ancestry) · da fuldblods (of purebred ancestry) · de vollblütig (of purebred ancestry)