bloodshot

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Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

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"She said she was perfectly fine but I could tell she was tired; her eyes were all bloodshot."
"Her back was toward the jungle, and so she did not see the grasses part, or the savage face that peered from between. Little, bloodshot, close-set eyes scanned her intently, roving from time to time about the open beach for indications of the presence of others than herself."

From blood + shot.

more bloodshot (comparative) most bloodshot (superlative)

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