English Explanatory Dictionary

bloodstained

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
  2. Having the color of something which has been stained with blood.
  3. Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder.
  4. Guilty of wrongdoing.

Pronunciation

/ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bloodstained.wav

Word forms

bloodstained more bloodstained most bloodstained blood-stained

Etymology

From blood + stained.

Related words

bloodsoaked

Derived words

blood-stained cockatoo
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