cold-blooded
[ kohld-bluhd-id ]
/ ˈkoʊldˈblʌd ɪd /
adjective
designating or pertaining to animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium; poikilothermic.
without emotion or feeling; dispassionate; cruel: a cold-blooded murder.
sensitive to cold.
Origin of cold-blooded
First recorded in 1585–95
OTHER WORDS FROM cold-blooded
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British Dictionary definitions for cold-blooded
cold-blooded
adjective
having or showing a lack of feeling or pity
a cold-blooded killing
informal
particularly sensitive to cold
(of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with that of the surroundings
Technical term: poikilothermic
Derived forms of cold-blooded
cold-bloodedly, adverb cold-bloodedness, nounMedical definitions for cold-blooded
cold-blooded
adj.
Ectothermic.
Scientific definitions for cold-blooded
cold-blooded
[ kōld′blŭd′ĭd ]
Having a body temperature that changes according to the temperature of the surroundings. Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded.