Added 10 October 2026 bloodshot adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about bloodshot at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels. She said she was perfectly fine but I could tell she was tired; her eyes were all bloodshot. Origin From blood + shot. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: unhealthyredbloodshottenred-eyedred-rimmedred-handedreddenedrednosedred-facedsanguinebleary-eyed Back to today's word