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Definition of Bloodshot
1. Adjective. (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed. "Bloodshot eyes"
Definition of Bloodshot
1. a. Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated.
Definition of Bloodshot
1. Adjective. (context: of the eyes) reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bloodshot
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Bloodshot
1. Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated. "His eyes were bloodshot, . . . And his hair disheveled." (Dickens) Origin: Blood + shot, p. P. Of shoot to variegate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bloodshot
Literary usage of Bloodshot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
"His black eyes were bloodshot ; his bushy eyebrows were dancing and pointing as
if they were going through smallsword exercise ; there was a dull flame of ..."
2. So Here Cometh White Hyacinths: Being a Book of the Heart by Elbert Hubbard (1907)
"With bloodshot eyes, disheveled hair, and burning thirst, she hurries along—watched,
... bloodshot ..."
3. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... and makes the eyes bloodshot if drunk ; on tht next day it is moa, and is
stirred and poured out into the smaller vessels for drinking (the huge ..."
4. The Medical Times and Gazette (1879)
"If the reply is that they feel gritty and uncomfortable and are bloodshot, then
the circulation is at fault, for irritability due to accommodation defects ..."
5. The Religion of the First Christians by Frederick James Gould (1901)
"They lift their soiled hands and bloodshot eyes in trembling prayer, and cry: "
We poor people are human ; we are men, women ; we are children of love and ..."
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