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cold-bloodedly

  • a word derived from cold-blooded.
    cold-blooded
    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.

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Sometimes, history cold-bloodedly decrees that the difference between a crackpot and a genius comes down to the size of the bank account he winds up with.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2023

Finally, most cold-bloodedly, he buried a fadeaway three-pointer with 63 seconds left, sending fans streaming toward the exits inside the Huntsman Center with the fourth-ranked Bruins on their way to a 78-71 victory.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2023

Joker, director Todd Phillips’ gritty look at the origins of the famous Batman villain, earned $93.5 million domestically over the weekend, cold-bloodedly murdering the record for the biggest October opening in history, Variety reports.

From Slate Oct. 6, 2019

But this movie wants to connect with you in code, and here is a cold-bloodedly coded moment.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2016

His eyes are open, were open all the time, cold-bloodedly watching to see how I work.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner