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cold-blooded

cold-blood·ed

cold-blooded

 
pronunciation:
kold bluh dihd
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of animals such as fishes and reptiles, having blood whose temperature is dependent upon the temperature outside the organism. (Cf. warm-blooded.)
antonyms:
warm-blooded
definition 2: done without or lacking kindness or other humane feelings; heartless; cruel.
a cold-blooded assassin
similar words:
cruel, heartless, ruthless
definition 3: unusually uncomfortable in cold weather.
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derivations: cold-bloodedly (adv.), cold-bloodedness (n.)
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