bloodshot

1. 1.

   (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed

   “bloodshot eyes”

   Similarunhealthy

Other forms of bloodshot

comparative

bloodshotter·

superlative

bloodshottest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bloodshot

What does bloodshot mean?

bloodshot means "(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed".

How many syllables are in bloodshot?

bloodshot has 2 syllables: blood-shot. The stress falls on "blood".

Is bloodshot a common word?

bloodshot is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.