This week’s theme
Bloody words!

This week’s words
sanguineous
bloody-minded
anemia
red-blooded

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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.

USAGE:

“America is not just the land of red-blooded capitalism. It has an esoteric tradition of capitalist altruism, too. Take Trader Joe’s, an own-label grocery chain like M&S in Britain. It somehow retains a local-community feel, like an indoor farmers’ market with good prices and wonderful staff, despite having 549 stores. Whole Foods Market, a 530-store Mecca for well-heeled health nuts and epicureans, has a similar vibe.”
Trader Joe’s v Whole Foods; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 8, 2024.

See more usage examples of red-blooded in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: