But he also wanted the battle to be as bloodless as possible.
But other days are bleak; a cold, bloodless woman hovers nearby sneering derisively at me.
I scratch my face to feel a bloodless mound.
In such a revolution, even if it is bloodless, complete justice can never be attained.
It was soon discovered, by conversation, that it was a bloodless battle.
She was bloodless and the bones of her face had risen up against the fabric of her skin.
The nails had dug deeply into the palms, leaving bloodless, crescent-shaped depressions behind.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►a bloody/bloodless coup
(=with or without killing and violence)· In 1974, the regime was overthrown in a bloodless coup.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►coup
· Chatichai Choonhaven in a bloodless coup on Feb. 23.· After a succession of Presidents, in 1964 the military took control following a bloodless coup.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounbloodbleedingadjectivebloodlessbloodyverbbleed
1without killing or violence: a bloodless coup2a bloodless part of your body is very pale: His lips were thin and bloodless.3lacking in human feeling—bloodlessly adverb