RED-BLOODED

PRONUNCIATION: (RED-BLUHD-id)

MEANING: adjective: Strong; energetic; high-spirited; vigorous; virile.

ETYMOLOGY: Implying full of healthy blood, not lacking in red blood cells or hemoglobin. Earliest documented use: 1794. The opposite is anemic.
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RED-BLOOMED - describing a species of tulip colored bright red which unfortunately is attractive to rabbits, who nip off the blooms just the morning they open

RED-BLONDED - with blond hair that has been dyed with henna

ZED-BLOODED - possessing the Z-antigen on the red cells