bloodless
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Definition of bloodless
1 : deficient in or free from blood
2 : not accompanied by loss or shedding of blood a bloodless victory
3 : lacking in spirit or vitality
4 : lacking in human feeling bloodless statistics
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Yet by then the head was bloodless in the dust, sightless, thoughtless, and beyond words. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "The Khan of Madiganistan keeps his head by severing another's," 7 June 2018 Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is riding high after his recent twin victories: the defeat of ISIS and the relatively bloodless recapture of oil-rich Kirkuk and other territories occupied by the Kurds. — Bartle Bull And Douglas Ollivant, WSJ, "Will Iraq ‘Lean West’ or ‘Lean Iran’?," 10 May 2018 Previously, the military removed Sharif from office in 1999, when Gen. Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup. — Munir Ahmed, Fox News, "Pakistan army to deploy 371,388 troops for July 25 elections," 10 July 2018 Previously, the military removed Sharif from office in 1999, when Gen. Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup. — Washington Post, "Suicide bomber kills 12 in attack on Pakistan election rally," 10 July 2018 But the military ended Sharif's second stint in power in 1999 in a bloodless coup. — NBC News, "Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Sharif to 10 years in prison for corruption," 6 July 2018 The trajectory was bloodless; the ball spent most of its trip rolling lazily along the ground. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "The Physics of the One Goal You Won't See at the World Cup," 15 June 2018 But there is also something over-intellectualized and bloodless about this version. — Michael O’sullivan, kansascity, "Despite stellar performances, ‘The Seagull’ never quite takes flight," 14 June 2018 Already not quite a fan favorite after his bloodless takeover of the Sam Hinkie regime, Colangelo allowed too much insider info to be made public. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "There Was No Way Bryan Colangelo Could Remain Employed in Philadelphia," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bloodless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bloodless
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of bloodless
: done without killing people
: lacking feeling or emotion
: pale in color
See the full definition for bloodless in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Medical Definition of bloodless
: free from or lacking blood a bloodless surgical field
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