cold-blood·ed (k ld bl d d)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
adjective callous, cruel, savage, brutal, ruthless, steely, heartless, inhuman, merciless, unmoved, dispassionate, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, unemotional, stony-hearted These callous, cold-blooded killers butchered six people.
feeling, open, kind, concerned, caring, warm, friendly, emotional, sensitive, passionate, charitable, humane, civilized, merciful, kind-hearted
feeling, open, kind, concerned, caring, warm, friendly, emotional, sensitive, passionate, charitable, humane, civilized, merciful, kind-hearted
Translations
cold-blooded [ˌkəʊldˈblʌdɪd] adj → a sangue freddo (fig) → spietato/a
cold-blooded [ˌkəʊldˈblʌdɪd] adj → a sangue freddo (fig) → spietato/a
cold-blooded [ˌkəʊldˈblʌdɪd] adj → a sangue freddo (fig) → spietato/a
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