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full-blooded

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full-blood·ed (flbldd)
adj.
1.
a. Of unmixed ancestry; purebred.
b. Related by way of having the same parents.
2.
a. Not pale or anemic; florid or ruddy.
b. Vigorous and vital.
3. Complete in all respects.

full-blooded·ness n.

full-blooded
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (esp of horses) of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred
2. having great vigour or health; hearty; virile
full-bloodedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.full-blooded - of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies"
purebred - bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
2.full-blooded - endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"
healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

full-blooded
adjective wholehearted, full, complete, sweeping, thorough, uncompromising, exhaustive, all-embracing Full-blooded market reform is the only way to save the economy.
Translations
full-blooded [ˈfʊlˈblʌdɪd] ADJ
1. (= vigorous) [attack] → vigoroso; [character] → viril, vigoroso
2. (= thoroughbred) → (de)pura sangre
full-blooded [ˌfʊlˈblʌdɪd] adj (vigorous, attack, support) → vigoroso/a; (virile) → virile


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The sledge-driver was splendid in a white shirt-collar sticking out over his overcoat and into his strong, full-blooded red neck.
It is seldom that any man, unless he is very full-blooded, breaks out in this way through emotion, so I hazarded the opinion that the criminal was probably a robust and ruddy-faced man.
The stout man rose, frowned, shrugged his shoulders, and evidently trying to appear firm began to pull on his jacket without looking about him, but suddenly his lips trembled and he began to cry, in the way full-blooded grown-up men cry, though angry with himself for doing so.
 
 
 
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