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cold-blood·ed 
[kohld-bluhd-id] Pronunciation Key
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[kohld-bluhd-id] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 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. |
[Origin: 1585–95]
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cold-blood·ed·ly, adverb
cold-blood·ed·ness, noun
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