full-blooded
adjective
full-blood·ed ˈfu̇l-ˌblə-dəd 
full-bloodedness noun
Examples of full-blooded in a Sentence
a full-blooded American Indian had the full-blooded complexion of a rugged outdoorsman mounted a full-blooded attack on his opponent's position regarding immigration
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My mom's dad, full-blooded Italian. —
Edie Kasten, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 At its best, Tudor’s out-of-possession approach is suffocating, a full-blooded style that excites fans and sets adrenaline pumping through the team. —Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 That ancestor, his great-great-grandmother Mary Ground, was originally put down in the rolls as full-blooded Blackfeet. —David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 Farrell’s turn feels less like a full-blooded human and more like just one part of a complex equation — which is in keeping with the highly structured and allegorical nature of Allen’s film. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 Every time this family gets together, the sibling dynamics are charged and brought to full-blooded life by the actors. —Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 For a child of the ’90s, newer thrills abounded: the minimalism of Helmut Lang and the grunge of (early) Marc Jacobs, the full-blooded glamour of Versace, the humor and irreverence of Jean Paul Gaultier, the deconstructed shapes of Yohji Yamamoto. —Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 These will come and go; some will be brilliant, others a full-blooded assault on your critical faculties. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025 His mother is full-blooded Navajo, and his grandparents still live on the reservation in the Southwest. —Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Edie Kasten, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 At its best, Tudor’s out-of-possession approach is suffocating, a full-blooded style that excites fans and sets adrenaline pumping through the team. —Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 That ancestor, his great-great-grandmother Mary Ground, was originally put down in the rolls as full-blooded Blackfeet. —David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 Farrell’s turn feels less like a full-blooded human and more like just one part of a complex equation — which is in keeping with the highly structured and allegorical nature of Allen’s film. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 Every time this family gets together, the sibling dynamics are charged and brought to full-blooded life by the actors. —Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 For a child of the ’90s, newer thrills abounded: the minimalism of Helmut Lang and the grunge of (early) Marc Jacobs, the full-blooded glamour of Versace, the humor and irreverence of Jean Paul Gaultier, the deconstructed shapes of Yohji Yamamoto. —Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 These will come and go; some will be brilliant, others a full-blooded assault on your critical faculties. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025 His mother is full-blooded Navajo, and his grandparents still live on the reservation in the Southwest. —Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Full-blooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/full-blooded. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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