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    cold-blooded
    /ˌkəʊldˈblʌdɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. denoting animals whose body temperature varies with that of the environment (e.g. fish); poikilothermic.
    • 2. without emotion or pity; deliberately cruel or callous: "a cold-blooded murder"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLD-BLOODED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Cold-blooded can mean either having a body temperature that varies with the environment, or behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for others. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of cold-blooded with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cold-bloodCold-blooded Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the adjective cold-blooded, such as lacking human feelings, having a body temperature not regulated by the body, or sensitive to cold. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOLD-BLOODED definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of cold-blooded as an adjective for animals and people. Find out how to use it in sentences and compare it with warm-blooded and other synonyms.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOLD-BLOODED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of cold-blooded as an adjective for people or animals that lack emotion or feeling, or for animals that have a body temperature that changes with the surroundings. See synonyms, collocations, sentences and word frequency of cold-blooded.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cold-bloodedCold-blooded - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A cold-blooded animal has a body temperature that varies along with the outdoor temperature, and a cold-blooded person is someone who seems to feel no emotions. Your pet lizard may love you, but she's still cold-blooded.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › cold-bloodedCOLD-BLOODED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cold-blooded definition: 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.. See examples of COLD-BLOODED used in a sentence.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › cold-bloodedcold-blooded - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    adjective. /ˌkəʊld ˈblʌdɪd/ (of people and their actions) showing no feelings or sympathy for other people. a cold-blooded killer. cold-blooded murder. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.