Cold-blooded
//ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.
"“Dead animals radiate heat,” he said. “When you take one down, you can feel it pouring from the wounds. But not this thing.” / “What does that mean?” she asked. / “Cold-blooded maybe, or colder-blooded than we’re used to.” / “Might explain why the heat sensors have trouble picking them up,” Danielle said."
- 2 Lacking emotion or compunction. figuratively
"Here were aſſembled that great philoſopher Mr. Subtile, the coldeſt-blooded metaphyſician of the age."
- 3 Of a type of horse: tall and muscular, usually good-natured and suitable for heavy work.
Adjective
- 1 without compunction or human feeling wordnet
- 2 having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated) wordnet
Example
More examples"You are a cold-blooded person, aren't you?"
Etymology
From cold blood + -ed.
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