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cold·blood·ed
 cold-blooded
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- pronunciation:
- kold
bluh
dihd
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having blood whose temperature changes with the temperature of the air or water. Animals such as fishes, snakes, and lizards are cold-blooded.
- antonyms:
- warm-blooded
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| definition 2: |
done without kindness or other feelings; cruel.
He went to prison for cold-blooded murder.- similar words:
- heartless, ruthless
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| related words: |
cold, inhuman |
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| derivations: |
cold-bloodedly (adv.), cold-bloodedness (n.) |
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