bloodless

[ bluhd-lis ]

/ ˈblʌd lɪs /

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adjective

without blood: bloodless surgery.

very pale: a bloodless face.

free from bloodshed; accomplished without bloodshed: a bloodless victory; a bloodless coup.

spiritless; without vigor, zest, or energy: a dull, insipid, bloodless young man.

without emotion or feeling; cold-hearted: bloodless data.

Origin of bloodless

1175–1225; Middle English blodles, Old English blōdlēas. See blood, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM bloodless

blood·less·ly, adverb blood·less·ness, noun

Words nearby bloodless

bloodfin, bloodflower, bloodguilty, bloodhound, blooding, bloodless, bloodless operation, bloodletting, bloodline, bloodmobile, bloodnoun

Example sentences from the Web for bloodless

At which point it becomes clear that we have entered a minimalist, bloodless horror movie.

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Then I felt an arm upon my shoulder, and Boris turned a bloodless face to mine.

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His idea was to become modern, efficient and bloodless by using lethal injection.

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Winningly, though, Weaver was hardly some bloodless accountant.

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When Gaddafi took over in a bloodless coup in 1969, he discarded the song.

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To-night, with your assistance and that of your young colleague, I count upon a bloodless victory.

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His hands, which lay outside the coverlid, were bloodless and thin, and the nails were a deep blue.

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Mrs. Bett turned her gentle, bloodless face toward her daughter, and her eyes warmed.

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Her teeth were clenched upon her bloodless lips, her face seemed marble, her eyes lambent flames.

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Sedition, the natural garment for an Irishman to wear, has been for a hundred years a bloodless sedition.

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British Dictionary definitions for bloodless

bloodless

/ (ˈblʌdlɪs) /

adjective

without blood

conducted without violence (esp in the phrase bloodless revolution)

anaemic-looking; pale

lacking vitality; lifeless

lacking in emotion; cold; unfeeling

Derived forms of bloodless

bloodlessly, adverb bloodlessness, noun

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bloodless

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