coldblooded
ɪd 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; poikilothermic.
2.
without emotion or feeling; dispassionate; cruel: a cold-blooded murder.
3.
sensitive to cold.
Origin:
1585–95
1585–95
Related forms
cold-blood·ed·ly, adverb
cold-blood·ed·ness, noun
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| cold-blooded | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having or showing a lack of feeling or pity: a cold-blooded killing |
| 2. | informal particularly sensitive to cold |
| 3. | poikilothermic (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundings |
| cold-'bloodedly | |
| —adv | |
| cold-'bloodedness | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
cold-blooded adj.
Ectothermic.
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Science Dictionary
cold-blooded  (kōld'blŭd'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
Having a body temperature that changes according to the temperature of the surroundings. Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded. |
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