Synonyms for pureblooded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pyoo r-bluhd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyʊərˌblʌd


Définition of pureblooded

Origin :
  • 1851, from pure blood (n.), attested from 1751 in reference to breeding, from pure (adj.) + blood (n.). As a noun meaning "a pure-blood animal" from 1882.
  • adj thoroughbred
Example sentences :
  • I turned to my companion, M. Martini, a pureblooded Southerner.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories of Maupassant, Volume 1 » by Guy de Maupassant

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