cold-blooded
adjective/ˌkəʊld ˈblʌdɪd/
/ˌkəʊld ˈblʌdɪd/
- (of people and their actions) showing no feelings or sympathy for other people
- a cold-blooded killer
- cold-blooded murder
Extra Examples- You're totally cold-blooded and unfeeling.
- There was something very cold-blooded about the way he reacted to his father's death.
- These were premeditated acts of cold-blooded murder.
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- (biology) (of animals, for example fish or snakes) having a body temperature that depends on the temperature of the surrounding air or water compare warm-bloodedTopics Animalsc1
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