bloodguilty

[ bluhd-gil-tee ]
/ ˈblʌdˌgɪl ti /

adjective

guilty of murder or bloodshed.

Origin of bloodguilty

First recorded in 1590–1600; blood(shed) + guilty

OTHER WORDS FROM bloodguilty

blood·guilt, blood·guilt·i·ness, noun

Words nearby bloodguilty

bloodcurdler, bloodcurdling, blooded, bloodfin, bloodflower, bloodguilty, bloodhound, blooding, bloodless, bloodless operation, bloodletting

British Dictionary definitions for blood guilt

blood guilt

noun

guilt of murder or shedding blood

Derived forms of blood guilt

blood-guilty, adjective blood-guiltiness, noun