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
bloodlessly
adverbbloodlessness
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Examples of bloodless in a Sentence
He fought his bloodless battles in the courtroom.
They took control of the government in a bloodless coup.
Her speeches are dull and bloodless.
a bunch of bloodless numbers and statistics
His face was bloodless with fear.
Recent Examples of bloodless from the Web
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Both opponents fell victim to delusions about bloodless victory without hard fighting.
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But even its sleek, polygonal, bloodless virtuality is a terrifying thing to witness and to comprehend.
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First Known Use of bloodless
before 12th century
BLOODLESS Defined for English Language Learners
bloodless
playDefinition of bloodless for English Language Learners
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: done without killing people
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: lacking feeling or emotion
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: pale in color
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