red-blooded

[ red-bluhd-id ]

adjective

1. vigorous; virile.

   Synonyms: hearty, lusty, sturdy, robust

red-blooded

adjective

1. informal.
   vigorous; virile

Derived Forms

• ˌred-ˈbloodedness, noun

Other Words From

• red-blooded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of red-blooded¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Because, of course, red-blooded, white-skinned folks like Timothy McVeigh, Ted Kaczynski, and Adam Lanza pose no threat at all.

From The Daily Beast

When Ball insisted he was speaking for “red-blooded Americans,” Morgan reminded him that Tsarnaev is an American citizen.

From The Daily Beast

I finally said, “You know, HIV is transmittable by good old-fashioned, red-blooded, hetero-normative, married sex.”

From The Daily Beast

At this point every young red-blooded male viewer is paying rapt attention.

From The Daily Beast

Not exactly the way you meant to celebrate our annual tribute to red-blooded American masculinity, is it?

From The Daily Beast

Of a sudden there died out of her face the fawn-like, woodland look, the maternal wildness, the red-blooded joy.

From Project Gutenberg

Annelida, an-el′i-da, n. a class of animals comprising the red-blooded worms, having a long body composed of numerous rings.

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He is the martyr, the true believer, "the red-blooded loyal American" with "my country right or wrong."

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If a man must roam the salt sea in search of health and peace, and in a manly, red-blooded exercise—here is the ideal.

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He is a hearty, red-blooded, Tory gentleman who lives in Worcestershire.

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Related Words

• active
• brisk
• dynamic
• effective
• efficient
• forceful
• healthy
• intense
• lively
• persuasive
• potent
• robust
• spirited
• strenuous
• strong
• tough
• vital
• zealous