bloodyish

English

Etymology

bloody + -ish

Adjective

bloodyish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat bloody.
    • Theophilus Lobb, Letters relating to the plague, and other contagious distempers (part 1, page 241)
      [] he found a great Uneasiness in that Part of his Arm where his Issue was, and his Issue, soon after he had taken the Infection, emitted a thin, crude, and bloodyish Humour, with a lancing and pricking Pain []
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