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bloodhoundish

bloodhoundish adjective: like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bloodhound or a detective; able and eager to follow the scent.

Adjective

bloodhoundish (comparative more bloodhoundish, superlative most bloodhoundish)

  1. (figuratively) Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bloodhound or a detective; able and eager to follow the scent.
    • "[…] a large portion of the pleasure this sport afforded him was derived from his unerring and bloodhoundish sense that this, of all topics, was the one which made me most truly uncomfortable."2010, Donna Tart, The Secret History

Forms of bloodhoundish

comparativemore bloodhoundish
superlativemost bloodhoundish

Origin of bloodhoundish

From bloodhound + -ish.

Questions about bloodhoundish

What does bloodhoundish mean?
Bloodhoundish means like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bloodhound or a detective; able and eager to follow the scent.
What part of speech is bloodhoundish?
Bloodhoundish is an adjective.

Words near bloodhoundish in the dictionary

  1. bloodhorn
  2. bloodhorse
  3. bloodhorses
  4. bloodhound
  5. bloodhounding
  6. bloodhoundish
  7. bloodhounds
  8. bloodhouse
  9. bloodhouses
  10. bloodhungry
  11. bloodied

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