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adjective blood·less \ ˈbləd-ləs \
|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

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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bloodlessly

adverb
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bloodlessness

noun

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Examples of bloodless in a Sentence

  1. He fought his bloodless battles in the courtroom.

  2. They took control of the government in a bloodless coup.

  3. Her speeches are dull and bloodless.

  4. a bunch of bloodless numbers and statistics

  5. His face was bloodless with fear.

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First Known Use of bloodless

before 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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BLOODLESS Defined for English Language Learners

bloodless

adjective

Definition of bloodless for English Language Learners

  • : done without killing people

  • : lacking feeling or emotion

  • : pale in color

Medical Dictionary

bloodless

adjective blood·less \ ˈbləd-ləs \

medical Definition of bloodless

: free from or lacking blood
  • a bloodless surgical field
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bloodlessly

adverb

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