full-blooded
adj1
Of purebred ancestry.
- Blood quantum rules — which began as a colonizer practice designed to limit tribal citizenship but were later adopted by some Native peoples as a means of preserving cultural identity — require the tribe’s members to be at least one-eighth S’Klallam and to have at least one full-blooded S’Klallam ancestor.2023 May 16, Maud Newton, “Blending Native History and Myth Into Heartfelt Memoir”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2023:
2
Having a florid or ruddy complexion.
3
Hearty or lusty.
- And when it was quickly returned to Jarvis, with United failing to mark properly, his clean cross was met with a full-blooded header by former Colchester defender Elokobi, who had to stretch his neck back to add power.2011 February 5, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC:
- Synonyms
- pedigree, pedigreed, purebred, pure-breed, thoroughbred
- Derived terms
- full-bloodedness