Blooded
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈblʌ.dəd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Blooded is an adjective meaning bloody, bleeding.
Meaning
bloody, bleeding.
More Meanings
- Experienced (especially in warfare).
- Following a modifying word in a compound:
- (zoology, of horses, cattle, etc.) Derived from ancestors of good blood; having a good pedigree.
- simple past and past participle of blood
Example Sentences
I'll let a rookie march behind me with a loaded weapon once he's been blooded in combat, until then he stays in front where I can see which way he's pointing.
Blackburn's cause was not helped when Morten Gamst Pedersen and Gael Givet collided going for the same ball, both players emerging blooded and dazed but otherwise unharmed.
Synonyms for blooded
Depending on context, synonyms include bloody, full-blooded, purebred.
Antonyms for blooded
Common opposites include unblooded.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include full-blooded, purebred, bloody, pedigreed, well-bred, bred.
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