cold-blooded

[ kohld-bluhd-id ]

/ ˈkoʊldˈblʌd ɪd /

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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.

Origin of cold-blooded

First recorded in 1585–95

OTHER WORDS FROM cold-blooded

cold-blood·ed·ly, adverbcold-blood·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby cold-blooded

colcothar, cold, cold abscess, cold agglutination, cold agglutinin, cold-blooded, cold-blooded animals, cold brew, cold call, cold cash, cold cathode

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Example sentences from the Web for cold-blooded

But it lacked the one ingredient that has largely been absent from this World Cup: cold-blooded finishing in front of goal.
Germany Wins, World Cup Justice Is Served|Tunku Varadarajan|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Show business” was much more a haven for sentimentalists then, not for ironists like Letterman or cold-blooded comics like Leno.
From Jack to Johnny to Jay: Saying Goodbye to ‘Tonight’|Tom Shales|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His sentencing is scheduled for this week—but who do you punish when a child becomes a cold-blooded killer?
The Week’s Best Longreads for February 16, 2013|David Sessions|February 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She allows she does not rank Allaway among the most cold-blooded of killers.
What Aurora Victims Might Face if James Holmes Pleaded Insane|Michael Daly|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

So Murdoch, cold-blooded and lizard-brained, knows he must preserve his own position while somehow ensuring a peaceful succession.
The Murdoch Family Succession Psychodrama|Alex Massie|November 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
So wrote the king in a correspondence in which a most cold-blooded authorization is given for the enslaving of the Indians.
A History of American Christianity|Leonard Woolsey Bacon
Do not suppose that I am asking you to be a cold-blooded, calculating person.
Windfalls|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner
How he hated the English, with their cold-blooded suspicion of all who were not island-born!
Parrot & Co.|Harold MacGrath
But down underneath he was the deliberate, cold-blooded fighter and business man.
The Night-Born|Jack London
Cold-blooded means that the hero as we see him on the screen is a variety of amiable or violent ghost.
The Art Of The Moving Picture|Vachel Lindsay

British Dictionary definitions for cold-blooded

cold-blooded

adjective

having or showing a lack of feeling or pitya cold-blooded killing

informal particularly sensitive to cold

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

Derived forms of cold-blooded

cold-bloodedly, adverbcold-bloodedness, noun

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

Medical definitions for cold-blooded

cold-blooded

adj.

Ectothermic.

Scientific definitions for cold-blooded

cold-blooded

[ kōld′blŭd′ĭd ]

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

单词	cold-blooded
释义	cold-blooded [ kohld-bluhd-id ] / ˈkoʊldˈblʌd ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cold-blooded ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of cold-blooded First recorded in 1585–95 OTHER WORDS FROM cold-blooded cold-blood·ed·ly, adverbcold-blood·ed·ness, noun Words nearby cold-blooded colcothar, cold, cold abscess, cold agglutination, cold agglutinin, cold-blooded, cold-blooded animals, cold brew, cold call, cold cash, cold cathode Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cold-blooded But it lacked the one ingredient that has largely been absent from this World Cup: cold-blooded finishing in front of goal. Germany Wins, World Cup Justice Is Served\|Tunku Varadarajan\|July 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “Show business” was much more a haven for sentimentalists then, not for ironists like Letterman or cold-blooded comics like Leno. From Jack to Johnny to Jay: Saying Goodbye to ‘Tonight’\|Tom Shales\|February 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His sentencing is scheduled for this week—but who do you punish when a child becomes a cold-blooded killer? The Week’s Best Longreads for February 16, 2013\|David Sessions\|February 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She allows she does not rank Allaway among the most cold-blooded of killers. What Aurora Victims Might Face if James Holmes Pleaded Insane\|Michael Daly\|August 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST So Murdoch, cold-blooded and lizard-brained, knows he must preserve his own position while somehow ensuring a peaceful succession. The Murdoch Family Succession Psychodrama\|Alex Massie\|November 24, 2011\|DAILY BEAST So wrote the king in a correspondence in which a most cold-blooded authorization is given for the enslaving of the Indians. A History of American Christianity\|Leonard Woolsey Bacon Do not suppose that I am asking you to be a cold-blooded, calculating person. Windfalls\|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner How he hated the English, with their cold-blooded suspicion of all who were not island-born! Parrot & Co.\|Harold MacGrath But down underneath he was the deliberate, cold-blooded fighter and business man. The Night-Born\|Jack London Cold-blooded means that the hero as we see him on the screen is a variety of amiable or violent ghost. The Art Of The Moving Picture\|Vachel Lindsay British Dictionary definitions for cold-blooded cold-blooded adjective having or showing a lack of feeling or pitya cold-blooded killing informal particularly sensitive to cold (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundingsTechnical term: poikilothermic Derived forms of cold-blooded cold-bloodedly, adverbcold-bloodedness, noun 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 Words related to cold-blooded barbarous, ruthless, inhuman, callous, brutal, hardened, merciless, cold, dispassionate, hard-boiled, imperturbable, matter-of-fact, obdurate, pitiless, relentless, savage, unemotional, unfeeling, unmoved, uncompassionate Medical definitions for cold-blooded cold-blooded adj. Ectothermic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for cold-blooded cold-blooded [ kōld′blŭd′ĭd ] Having a body temperature that changes according to the temperature of the surroundings. Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cold-blooded

adjective

Origin of cold-blooded

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Example sentences from the Web for cold-blooded

British Dictionary definitions for cold-blooded

adjective

Derived forms of cold-blooded

Words related to cold-blooded

Medical definitions for cold-blooded

adj.

Scientific definitions for cold-blooded