blood·shot \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier bloodshotten 1.of an eye: red and inflamed : suffused with blood or having the vessels turgid with blood (as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated) 2.: inflaming, challenging, tense < another thought came in mad bloodshot pursuit — Liam O'Flaherty >