cold-bloodedly
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8.4
- adverb
- /koʊldˈblʌdɪdli/
:
fríamente
- Or maybe Robert just cold-bloodedly pushed her, okay?
- cold-bloodedly murdered
- cold-bloodedly assassinated
Examples
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It is the tribal policeman, Quinton Doore, who shoots Loney cold-bloodedly with a scoped rifle, as if Loney were a trophy animal.
Academic text (1993) -
She cold-bloodedly deceived her colleagues, leaving them to bear the consequences of her actions.
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The perpetrator must have cold-bloodedly removed his own fingerprints and then pressed the weapon into the hands of the victim.
Fiction book (1997) -
Though it's hard to believe the same person who cold-bloodedly tucked the girl's corpse in my bed would feel much remorse about it afterward.
Fiction book (1993) -
Chang that, either as an instrument of Federation policy or acting on your own drunken initiative, you and your fellow conspirators crippled Kronos One and cold-bloodedly assassinated the Chancellor of the High Council.
Fiction book (1991) -
He cold-bloodedly plotted the robbery, showing no fear or remorse for his actions.
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The criminal was sentenced for cold-bloodedly committing numerous acts of violence without a second thought.
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
50
7.1
Calmly and without pity when doing something violent
34
5.7
In a cruel and violent way
30
4.0
In a way that shows little feeling or kindness to other people
22
6.4
In a way that shows no pity
18
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
7
7.7
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
3
7.6
In a very harsh and cruel way showing no kindness
3
2.9
In a way that is very strong or extreme
2
8.2
In a very angry, violent way that shows a wish to hurt or kill someone
1
9.9
In a cold way that shows no care for other people's feelings
1
5.7
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
8.1
In a way that shows no pity for others
1
8.2
In a way that hurts people or things on purpose without any reason
1
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
6.1
In a way that shows no kindness or care
1
7.6
In a way that shows no pity or mercy
1
8.0
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
7.4
In a harsh way that gives no second chances
1
6.8
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
In a very unfriendly way that shows no warmth
In a cold, clinical way that shows no feeling
Antonyms
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
cold-bloodedly = cold-blooded (semi-transparent) = cold + blood + ly
Formation of the adverb by adding '-ly' to the adjective is regular, but the adjective 'cold-blooded' is a metaphorical compound whose meaning (callous, unemotional) is not strictly derivable from the literal senses of 'cold' + 'blood'.
Etymology
Cold-bloodedly comes from cold-blooded, made of cold + blood; people first used 'cold-blooded' for animals with cold blood, and later to mean acting 'without feeling' or pity. The -ly part turns it into a manner, so to do something cold-bloodedly is to do it calmly and cruelly, without feeling.