blooded

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
  2. adjective of unmixed ancestry

Etymology

From Middle English bloded, equivalent to blood + -ed.

Synonyms

blood

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