cold-blooded
cold
+
blood
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adjective
1. (of a kind of
animal
) having a
body
temperature
vary
ing with that of the
environment
;
poikilothermic
.
〘生物〙 変温の, 冷血の〈動物〉(↔
warm-blooded
)
2.
without
emotion
or
pity
;
deliberately
cruel
or
callous
:
⦅非難して⦆ 冷酷な, 無情な, 残忍な〈殺人者・殺人など〉
e.g.
a cold-blooded murder.
DERIVATIVES
cold-bloodedly
| ˌkōldˈblədidlē | adverb
cold-bloodedness
| ˈkōldˌblədədnəs | noun