Pronunciation: ' k ō l(d)- ' bl ə -d ə d
Function: 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 cold · blood \ - ' bl ə d \ : of mixed or inferior breeding
4 : noticeably sensitive to cold
– cold-blood · ed · ly adverb
– cold-blood · ed · ness noun