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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.
adjective. uk / ˌkəʊldˈblʌd.ɪd / us / ˌkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd / Add to word list. Cold-blooded animals can only control their body heat by taking in heat from the outside or by being very active: Snakes and lizards are cold-blooded animals. Compare. warm-blooded. behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people: a cold-blooded murder.
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.
adjective. having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated) synonyms: ectothermic, heterothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous. of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment. see more. adjective. without compunction or human feeling.
2 days ago · 1. 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; poikilothermal. 2. without emotion or feeling; dispassionate; cruel. a cold-blooded murder. 3. sensitive to cold.
1. having or showing a lack of feeling or pity: a cold-blooded killing. 2. informal particularly sensitive to cold. 3. (Zoology) (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundings. Technical term: poikilothermic. ˌcold-ˈbloodedly adv. ˌcold-ˈbloodedness n.
cold-blooded. adjective. /ˌkəʊld ˈblʌdɪd/. /ˌkəʊld ˈblʌdɪd/. (of people and their actions) showing no feelings or sympathy for other people. a cold-blooded killer. cold-blooded murder. Extra Examples.
