pur sang

adjective

(ˈ)pu̇(ə)r¦säⁿ

: being such beyond a doubt or to the utmost degree : pure-blooded

—used postpositively

the contemplative poet pur sang

—Louise Bogan

denounce him as a fascist pur sang

—Thomas Mann

Word History

Etymology

French pur-sang thoroughbred animal, from pur pure + sang blood, from Latin sanguis

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