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- DictionaryCold-blood·ed/ˌkōldˈblədid/
adjective
- 1. (of a kind of animal) having a body temperature varying with that of the environment; poikilothermic.
- 2. without emotion or pity; deliberately cruel or callous: "a cold-blooded murder"
1. a. : done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency. cold-blooded murder. b. : matter-of-fact, emotionless. a cold-blooded assessment. 2. : having cold blood. specifically : having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment. 3. or coldblood. ˈkōl (d)-ˈbləd.
Cold-blooded definition: 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.. See examples of COLD-BLOODED used in a sentence.
Compare. warm-blooded. behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people: a cold-blooded murder. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not kind to someone or something and causing pain. cruel Teasing them for being overweight is cruel. callous He had a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people: a cold-blooded murder. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not kind to someone or something and causing pain. cruel Teasing them for being overweight is cruel. callous He had a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
2 days ago · 1. having or showing a lack of feeling or pity. a cold-blooded killing. 2. informal. particularly sensitive to cold. 3. (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundings. Technical term: poikilothermic. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
Definition of cold-blooded adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. of or designating animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium. 2. done or acting without emotion or feeling: a cold-blooded killer. 3. sensitive to cold. [1585–95] cold′-blood′ed•ly, adv. cold′-blood′ed•ness, n.
