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coldest-blooded

coldest-blooded is the superlative form of cold-blooded.

Meaning of cold-blooded

Adjective

cold-blooded (comparative more cold-blooded or colder-blooded, superlative most cold-blooded or coldest-blooded)

  1. Having an unregulated body temperature; ectothermic.
    • “Dead animals radiate heat,” he said. “When you take one down, you can feel it pouring from the wounds. But not this thing.” / “What does that mean?” she asked. / “Cold-blooded maybe, or colder-blooded than we’re used to.” / “Might explain why the heat sensors have trouble picking them up,”...2010, Graham Brown, chapter 35, in Black Rain: A Thriller, New York, N.Y.: Dell, →ISBN, page 344
    Antonyms:
    warm-blooded
  2. (figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.
    • Here were aſſembled that great philoſopher Mr. Subtile, the coldeſt-blooded metaphyſician of the age.1797, [Isaac D’Israeli], “A Philosophical Party. The Character of a great Philosopher.”, in Vaurien: or, Sketches of the Times: Exhibiting Views of the Philosophies, Religions, Politics, Literature...
    Antonyms:
    warm-blooded
  3. Of a type of horse: tall and muscular, usually good-natured and suitable for heavy work.
    Antonyms:
    warm-blooded
  4. Of an engine or vehicle: difficult to start; runs poorly until warmed up.

Questions about coldest-blooded

What is coldest-blooded the superlative form of?
Coldest-blooded is the superlative form of cold-blooded.

Words near coldest-blooded in the dictionary

  1. colder-blooded
  2. colder-hearted
  3. Colderon
  4. Colderoon
  5. coldest
  6. coldest-blooded
  7. coldest-hearted
  8. Coldewe
  9. Coldfoot
  10. coldframe
  11. coldframes

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