pure-blooded (B2)
adjective
Definition
pure-blooded means alternative form of pureblooded. [Of pure blood; belonging to only one race.]. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as pure-blooded.
A pure-blooded tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became pure-blooded after the announcement.
How to Use pure-blooded
- pure-blooded + noun (collocation)
- Use pure-blooded before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a pure-blooded reaction."
- become pure-blooded (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became pure-blooded near the end."
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