bloodless
Americanadjective
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without blood.
bloodless surgery.
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very pale.
a bloodless face.
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free from bloodshed; accomplished without bloodshed.
a bloodless victory; a bloodless coup.
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spiritless; without vigor, zest, or energy.
a dull, insipid, bloodless young man.
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without emotion or feeling; cold-hearted.
bloodless data.
adjective
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without blood
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conducted without violence (esp in the phrase bloodless revolution )
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anaemic-looking; pale
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lacking vitality; lifeless
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lacking in emotion; cold; unfeeling
Other Word Forms
- bloodlessly adverb
- bloodlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of bloodless
1175–1225; Middle English blodles, Old English blōdlēas. See blood, -less
Example Sentences
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For him it was a fine art, as it was for the Romans and the Greeks, not the bloodless work of engineers and applied math.
From Los Angeles Times
The Incorrigibles jumped back as a tall, slim figure, bloodless and gray as some awful specter from Beyond the Veil emerged from the chimney itself.
From Literature
“Margaret, you must do something about my face. To look at me, anyone would think I was a bloodless old crone of twenty-five.”
From Literature
Elsewhere in the interview, Buttigieg warned Democrats against using bloodless language.
From Salon
The bloodless procedural “September 5” starts with a scene of Arledge’s ratings genius at work as he orders his crew to cut away from a triumphant winner to their devastated rival.
From Los Angeles Times
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