bloodshot.

Red or streaked with red, especially in the whites of the eyes.

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Words that belong together

• bloodshot eyes
• a bloodshot gaze

On the page

His bloodshot eyes kept returning to the light beneath the locked door.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, atmosphere. Commonness: moderately common.