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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of unmixed ancestry; purebred.
  • adjective Related by way of having the same parents.
  • adjective Not pale or anemic; florid or ruddy.
  • adjective Vigorous and vital.
  • adjective Complete in all respects.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a full supply of blood: as, a full-blooded person.
  • Of pure blood, or extraction; thoroughbred: as, a full-blooded horse.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having a full supply of blood.
  • adjective Of pure blood; thoroughbred.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of purebred ancestry
  • adjective Having a florid or ruddy complexion
  • adjective Hearty or lusty

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
  • adjective of unmixed ancestry

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