Blue-blooded
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Blue-blooded is an adjective meaning Aristocratic or patrician.
Meaning
Aristocratic or patrician.
Example Sentences
Fario was a withered little man, as ugly as though he were a blue-blooded grandee.
But, as I was saying, we listened and heard The Dowd drawl worse than ever. She drops her final g’s like a barmaid or a blue-blooded Aide-de-Camp.
When I was thirty-five / It was a very good year / It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls / Of independent means / We'd ride in limousines
The Major was the very type of a blue-blooded old aristocrat; he was all noblesse oblige to those within the magic circle of his intimacy—but alas for those outside it!
Word Forms
- blueblooded
Synonyms for blue-blooded
Depending on context, synonyms include noble, aristocratic, aristocratical, gentle, patrician.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noble, aristocratic, aristocratical, patrician, gentle, blueblooded.
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