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cold-blooded

[kohld-bluhd-id]

adjective

  1. 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.

  2. without emotion or feeling; dispassionate; cruel.

    a cold-blooded murder.

  3. sensitive to cold.



cold-blooded

adjective

  1. having or showing a lack of feeling or pity

    a cold-blooded killing

  2. informal,  particularly sensitive to cold

  3. Technical term: poikilothermic(of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundings

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cold-blooded

  1. Having a body temperature that changes according to the temperature of the surroundings. Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded.

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Other Word Forms

  • cold-bloodedly adverb
  • cold-bloodedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cold-blooded1

First recorded in 1585–95
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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.”

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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".

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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".

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“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.”

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This one is all about a cold-blooded winning of Test matches.

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