cold-blooded
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Definition of cold-blooded
1a : 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
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coldblood
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: of mixed or inferior breeding
4 : noticeably sensitive to cold
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cold-blooded
Synonyms
affectless, callous, case-hardened, compassionless, desensitized, hard, 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
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cold-blooded
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of cold-blooded
: showing no sympathy or mercy : done in a planned way without emotion
: based on facts : not affected by emotions
biology : having cold blood : having a body temperature that is similar to the temperature of the environment
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cold-blooded
adjectiveKids Definition of cold-blooded
1 : having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the environment Frogs are cold-blooded animals.
2 : lacking or showing a lack of normal human feelings a cold-blooded criminal
cold-blooded
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Medical Definition of cold-blooded
: having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment : poikilothermic cold-blooded amphibians and reptiles
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