Fw: Wordsmith (5/22/2025): A.Word.A.Day -- Red-blooded
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May 22, 2025
This week¡¯s theme
Bloody words!
This week¡¯s words
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red-blooded
PRONUNCIATION:
(RED-BLUHD-id)
MEANING:
adjective: Strong; energetic; high-spirited; vigorous; virile.
ETYMOLOGY:
Implying full of healthy blood, not lacking in red blood cells or
hemoglobin. Earliest documented use: 1794. The opposite is .
USAGE:
¡°America is not just the land of red-blooded capitalism. It has an esoteric
tradition of capitalist altruism, too. Take Trader Joe¡¯s, an own-label
grocery chain like M&S in Britain. It somehow retains a local-community
feel, like an indoor farmers¡¯ market with good prices and wonderful staff,
despite having 549 stores. Whole Foods Market, a 530-store for
well-heeled health nuts and epicureans, has a similar vibe.¡±
Trader Joe¡¯s v Whole Foods; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 8, 2024.
See more usage examples of in Vocabulary.com¡¯s .
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however
improbable, must be the truth. -Arthur Conan Doyle, physician and writer
(22 May 1859-1930)
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