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cold-blooded
[kohld-bluhd-id]
adjective
designating or pertaining to animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium; poikilothermic.
without emotion or feeling; dispassionate; cruel.
a cold-blooded murder.
sensitive to cold.
cold-blooded
adjective
having or showing a lack of feeling or pity
a cold-blooded killing
informal, particularly sensitive to cold
Technical term: poikilothermic. (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundings
cold-blooded
Having a body temperature that changes according to the temperature of the surroundings. Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded.
Other Word Forms
- cold-bloodedly adverb
- cold-bloodedness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cold-blooded1
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Example Sentences
Speaking at the podium with a somber tone, Harbaugh said he met with Harris at halftime and described the running back’s demeanor as “cold-blooded,” adding that he told him: “You’ll be back, kid.”
However, Elon Musk, billionaire boss of X, has weighed in, claiming that the "radical left celebrated the cold-blooded murder of Charlie Kirk," and adding, "unity is impossible with evil fanatics who celebrate murder".
Police said Mr Scott had been "assassinated" by Morgan, who was described as a "cold-blooded executioner who took a man's life doing his job".
“If you don’t buy it, like I don’t buy it,” he told jurors, “then there’s nothing left but plain old cold-blooded first-degree murder.”
This one is all about a cold-blooded winning of Test matches.
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