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bloodless
adjective blood·less \ˈbləd-ləs\
: done without killing people
: lacking feeling or emotion
: pale in color
Full Definition of BLOODLESS
1
: deficient in or free from blood
2
: not accompanied by loss or shedding of blood <a bloodless victory>
3
: lacking in spirit or vitality
4
: lacking in human feeling <bloodless statistics>
— blood·less·ly adverb
— blood·less·ness noun
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First Known Use of BLOODLESS
before 12th century
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bloodless
adjective blood·less \ˈbləd-ləs\
Medical Definition of BLOODLESS
: free from or lacking blood <a bloodless surgical field>
—blood·less·ly adverb
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