Cold-blooded

Quick meaning: Cold-blooded is an adjective meaning Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.

Meaning

Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.
2. Of a type of horse: tall and muscular, usually good-natured and suitable for heavy work.
3. (automotive) Of an engine or vehicle: difficult to start; runs poorly until warmed up.

Example Sentences

Here were aſſembled that great philoſopher Mr. Subtile, the coldeſt-blooded metaphyſician of the age.

Sir Wilton regarded Lady Ann as the coldest-blooded and most selfish woman in creation, and certainly she was not less selfish and was colder-blooded than he.

“And as for those foolish people,” said Quicksilver, with his mischievous smile, “they are all transformed to fishes. There needed but little change, for they were already a scaly set of rascals, and the coldest-blooded beings in existence.[…]”

No Spaniard is ever put out, although he maddens in a moment at the slightest personal affront, for blood boils without fire, “la sangre hierve sin fuego.” He takes these things coolly, which more phlegmatic, colder-blooded foreigners seldom do.

Word Forms

• colder-blooded
• coldest-blooded
• coldblooded

Synonyms for cold-blooded

Depending on context, synonyms include emotionless, reptilian, reptitious, sangfroid, alexithymic, apathistical.

Antonyms for cold-blooded

Common opposites include warm-blooded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include poikilothermic, heterothermic, poikilothermous, cold, inhuman, inhumane.

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