Meaning

2 senses
  1. Bred from pure stock.

    vollblütig, reinrassig

    чистокро́вныйčistokróvnyj, чистопоро́дныйčistoporódnyj

  2. Well-bred and properly educated.

More definitions
  • having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Most race horses are thoroughbreds.

    Більшість скакових коней — чистокровні. — deniko

  2. The heroic man is described as a thoroughbred horse.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
bred from pure stock:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bred from pure stock:

Origin

From thorough + bred.

From thorough + bred.

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Forms

more thoroughbred, most thoroughbred
Comparativemore thoroughbred Lesson
Superlativemost thoroughbred Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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