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COLD-BLOODED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without compunction or human feeling

Example:

insensate destruction

Synonyms:

cold; cold-blooded; inhuman; insensate

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

inhumane (lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated)

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ectothermic; heterothermic; poikilothermic; poikilothermous (of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Antonym:

warm-blooded (having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated))

Credits

 Context examples: 

Humphrey Van Weyden, “the cold-blooded fish,” the “emotionless monster,” the “analytical demon,” of Charley Furuseth’s christening, in love!

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)