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bloodguilty

American  
[bluhd-gil-tee] / ˈblʌdˌgɪl ti /

adjective

  1. guilty of murder or bloodshed.

Other Word Forms

  • bloodguilt noun
  • bloodguiltiness noun

Etymology

Origin of bloodguilty

First recorded in 1590–1600; blood(shed) + guilty

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