| Pronunciation: | 'blud`shât | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; "bloodshot eyes" | ||
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| Synonyms: | unhealthy | ||
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| Definition: | \Blood"shot`\, a. [Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to
variegate.]
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.
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