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adjective. uk / ˌkəʊldˈblʌd.ɪd / us / ˌkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd / Add to word list. Cold-blooded animals can only control their body heat by taking in heat from the outside or by being very active: Snakes and lizards are cold-blooded animals. Compare. warm-blooded. behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people: a cold-blooded murder.
The meaning of COLD-BLOODED is done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency. How to use cold-blooded in a sentence.
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.
1. having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water. most fish and reptiles are coldblooded animals. 2. easily affected by cold. 3. lacking kindness and pity; cruel.
behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people: a cold-blooded murder. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not kind to someone or something and causing pain. cruel Teasing them for being overweight is cruel. callous He had a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
What does the adjective cold-blooded mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective cold-blooded . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
COLD–BLOODED meaning: 1 : showing no sympathy or mercy done in a planned way without emotion; 2 : based on facts not affected by emotions.
