of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or race, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.

( sometimes initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the Thoroughbred breed of horses.

(of a person) having good breeding or education.

( initial capital letter ) one of a breed of horses, to which all racehorses belong, originally developed in England by crossing Arabian stallions with European mares.

a thoroughbred animal.

a well-bred or well-educated person.

adjective

half-breed , impure , mixed

adjective

blood , full-blooded , graded , papered , pedigree , pedigreed , pure-blooded , purebred , highbred , pureblood , pureblooded , aristocratic , blue-blooded , elite , highborn , patrician , upper-class , wellborn , bloodstock , educated , horse , trained , unmixed , well-bred