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pureblooded

pureblooded adjective: of pure blood; belonging to only one race.

Adjective

pureblooded (comparative more pureblooded, superlative most pureblooded)

  1. Of pure blood; belonging to only one race.
    • He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.2007 May 27, Douglas Martin, “Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2021

Forms of pureblooded

comparativemore pureblooded
superlativemost pureblooded
alternative formpure-blooded

Origin of pureblooded

From pure + blooded.

Questions about pureblooded

What does pureblooded mean?
Pureblooded means of pure blood; belonging to only one race.
What part of speech is pureblooded?
Pureblooded is an adjective.

Words near pureblooded in the dictionary

  1. pure-hearted
  2. pure-impure
  3. pure-out
  4. pure-play
  5. pureblood
  6. pureblooded
  7. purebloods
  8. purebred
  9. purebreds
  10. purebreed
  11. purebreeds

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