purebred en · ADJ
Etymology
From pure + bred.
Meanings
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Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.
Delaney lifted her head, glaring at her only purebred dog—a black Dachshund with bladder control issues—who was tugging at his festively decorated dungaree wraparound diaper, trying to yank it off.
2009, Dakota Cassidy, chapter 1, in Kiss & Hell, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, pages 12–13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more purebred | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most purebred | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
de reinrassig (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · ja 純血の (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · de rassenrein (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · cmn 純種的 /纯种的 (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · ga pórghlan (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · is hreinræktaður (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · fi puhdasrotuinen (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · bg чистокръвен (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · es de pura cepa (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · de Rasse- (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · ru чистопоро́дный (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · hu fajtiszta (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · ru чистокро́вный (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · fr pur-sang (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · hu fajtatiszta (that which has genuine parents of the same breed) · sv renrasig (that which has genuine parents of the same breed)