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cold-blooded
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cold-blood·ed (kldbldd)
adj.
1.
a. Lacking feeling or emotion: a cold-blooded killer.
b. Executed without feeling or emotion: a cold-blooded crime; a cold-blooded performance of the concerto.
2. Ectothermic.

cold-blooded·ly adv.
cold-blooded·ness n.

cold-blooded
adj
1. having or showing a lack of feeling or pity a cold-blooded killing
2. Informal particularly sensitive to cold
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundings Technical term poikilothermic
cold-bloodedly  adv
cold-bloodedness  n

cold-blooded  (kldbldd)
Having a body temperature that changes according to the temperature of the surroundings. Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cold-blooded - without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"
inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
2.cold-blooded - having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated)
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
warm-blooded - having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)

cold-blooded
Translations
cold-blooded [ˈkəʊldˈblʌdɪd] ADJ (Zool) → de sangre fría (fig) → desalmado, despiadado
cold-blooded [ˌkəʊldˈblʌdɪd] adja sangue freddo (fig) → spietato/a


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