COLD-BLOODED


Meaning of COLD-BLOODED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkōl(d)-ˈblə-dəd ]

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 -ˈbləd : of mixed or inferior breeding

4. : noticeably sensitive to cold

• cold-blood·ed·ly adverb

• cold-blood·ed·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.