cold-blooded
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adjective \ˈkōl(d)-ˈblə-dəd\Definition of COLD-BLOODED
1
a : done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency <cold–blooded murder> b : matter-of-fact, emotionless <a cold–blooded assessment>
2
: having cold blood; specifically : having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment
3
or cold·blood \-ˈbləd\ : of mixed or inferior breeding
4
: noticeably sensitive to cold
— cold–blood·ed·ly adverb
— cold–blood·ed·ness noun
See First Known Use of COLD-BLOODED
1595
Related to COLD-BLOODED
- Synonyms
- affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
cold–blood·ed
adjective \ˈkōl(d)-ˈbləd-əd\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of COLD–BLOODED
: having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment : poikilothermic <cold–blooded amphibians and reptiles>
—cold–blood·ed·ness noun
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