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cold-blooded

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cold-blooded
adjective Date: 1595 1. a. done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency <
cold-blooded murder
>
b. matter-of-fact, emotionless <
a cold-blooded assessment
>
2. having cold blood; specifically having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment 3. (or coldblood) of mixed or inferior breeding 4. noticeably sensitive to cold • cold-bloodedly adverbcold-bloodedness noun

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