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Definition of "bloodstained" [bloodstained]

  • Responsible for killing or slaughter: a bloodstained government. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bloodstained" in a sentence
  • "He entered it and discovered a golden idol crusted with red jewels, which he called the bloodstained god."
  • "In a communal grave so newly dug in bloodstained gorse and bracken."
  • "The election alliance led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki - whose administration has been backed by Washington - called the court decision "bloodstained" by allowing suspected Saddam loyalists back into the political fold."