Antonyms for cold-blooded
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kohld-bluhd-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkoʊldˈblʌd ɪd |
Definition of cold-blooded
Origin :- also cold blooded; 1590s, of persons, "without emotion, unfeeling;" of actions, from 1828. The phrase refers to the old notion that blood temperature rose with excitement. In the literal sense, of reptiles, etc., from c.1600. From cold (adj.) + blood (n.). Related: Cold-bloodedly; cold-bloodedness.
- adj cruel, heartless
- He was cold-blooded and generally disliked by the men under him.
- Extract from : « The Fifth String  » by John Philip Sousa
- I like him tremendously, in spite of his cold-blooded confession, and past record.
- Extract from : « The Long Voyage » by Carl Richard Jacobi
- Her innocent little Vada in the arms of this cold-blooded assassin!
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Nobody knows that but us three and that cold-blooded fish, Alston Choate.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Is it the turf and its teachings to which this crafty and cold-blooded spirit is owing?
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- An unexampled, cold-blooded treachery, awful, incomprehensible.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- Don't dawdle, then, damn you for a cold-blooded staff-coxcomb!
- Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
- Which means, sir, that your cold-blooded reflections are against the project?
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- Yes, he is cold-blooded as a wild-cat and cruel as a soft bullet.
- Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
- How can you speak in such a cold-blooded way of your uncle's death?
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
Synonyms for cold-blooded
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