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单词 cold-bloodedly
释义

cold-blooded

adjective

cold-blood·​ed ˈkōl(d)-ˈblə-dəd How to pronounce cold-blooded (audio)
1
a
: done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency
cold-blooded murder
b
: matter-of-fact, emotionless
a cold-blooded assessment
2
: having cold blood
specifically : having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment
3
or coldblood
ˈkōl(d)-ˈbləd How to pronounce cold-blooded (audio)
: of mixed or inferior breeding
4
: noticeably sensitive to cold
cold-bloodedly adverb
cold-bloodedness noun

Synonyms

  • affectless
  • callous
  • case-hardened
  • compassionless
  • desensitized
  • hard
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-hearted
  • heartless
  • indurate
  • inhuman
  • inhumane
  • insensate
  • insensitive
  • ironhearted
  • merciless
  • obdurate
  • pachydermatous
  • pitiless
  • remorseless
  • ruthless
  • slash-and-burn
  • soulless
  • stony
  • stoney
  • stonyhearted
  • take-no-prisoners
  • thick-skinned
  • uncharitable
  • unfeeling
  • unmerciful
  • unsparing
  • unsympathetic
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Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

cold-blooded

adjective

cold-blood·​ed
ˈkōld-ˈblə-dəd
1
: having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the environment
Frogs are cold-blooded animals.
2
: lacking or showing a lack of normal human feelings
a cold-blooded criminal

Medical Definition

cold-blooded

adjective

cold-blood·​ed ˈkōl(d)-ˈbləd-əd How to pronounce cold-blooded (audio)
: having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment : poikilothermic
cold-blooded amphibians and reptiles

cold-bloodedly

adverb

as in heartlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • heartlessly
  • ruthlessly
  • pitilessly
  • mercilessly
  • callously
  • unfeelingly
  • inhumanly
  • inhumanely
  • unsparingly
  • uncharitably
  • brutally
  • insensitively
  • tyrannically
  • unmercifully
  • obdurately
  • harshly
  • sternly
  • savagely
  • viciously
  • oppressively
  • severely
  • ill
  • roughly
  • stiffly
  • brutishly
  • insensately
  • hard-heartedly
  • abusively
  • grimly
  • aggressively
  • determinedly
  • strongly
  • toughly
  • firmly
  • resolutely
  • hardly
  • hard
  • assertively
  • gruffly
  • decidedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lightly
  • gently
  • softly
  • mildly
  • tenderly
  • leniently
  • lovingly
  • benevolently
  • considerately
  • kindly
  • graciously
  • sympathetically
  • cordially
  • humanely
  • compassionately
  • mercifully
  • benignantly
  • clemently
  • charitably
  • understandingly
  • tolerantly
  • softheartedly
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