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cold-blood·ed
 cold-blooded
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- pronunciation:
- kold
bluh
dihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| 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
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| definition 2: |
done without or lacking kindness or other humane feelings; heartless; cruel.
a cold-blooded assassin- similar words:
- cruel, heartless, ruthless
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| definition 3: |
unusually uncomfortable in cold weather.
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| related words: |
cold, inhuman, merciless, pitiless |
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| derivations: |
cold-bloodedly (adv.), cold-bloodedness (n.) |
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