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The Britannica Dictionary cold–blooded 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• cold–blooded (adjective)

cold–blooded /ˈkoʊldˈblʌdəd/ adjective cold–blooded /ˈkoʊldˈblʌdəd/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of COLD–BLOODED 1 [more cold–blooded; most cold–blooded] : showing no sympathy or mercy

• cold-blooded [=ruthless] murderers

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples : done in a planned way without emotion

• a cold-blooded killing

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 [more cold–blooded; most cold–blooded] : based on facts : not affected by emotions

• A cold-blooded [=cold-eyed, dispassionate] assessment of the situation showed that we had to take harsh measures.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 3 biology : having cold blood : having a body temperature that is similar to the temperature of the environment

• Reptiles are cold-blooded.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples — compare warm-blooded

— cold–bloodedly

adverb

— cold–bloodedness

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