Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Zoology Maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature independent of environmental temperature; homeothermic.
  • adjective Ardent; passionate.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having warm blood: hematothermal: in zoölogy and physiology noting mammals and birds whose blood ranges in temperature from 98° to 112° F., in consequence of the complete double blood-circulation, and the oxygenation or combustion which goes on in the lungs: opposed to cold-blooded or hematocryal.
  • Figuratively, characterized by high temper and generous impulses; warm-hearted; also, passionate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Physiol.) Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See homoiothermal.

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  • adjective maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature, regardless of the ambient temperature
  • adjective passionate

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)

Etymologies

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From warm + blood + -ed.

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Examples

  • Thus, _All fish are cold-blooded_, ∴ _some cold-blooded things are fish: _ this is a sound inference by the mere manner of expression; and equally sound is the inference, _All fish are warm-blooded_, ∴ _some warm-blooded things are fish_.

    Logic Deductive and Inductive Carveth Read 1889

  • Better they give their lives for the glory of our race than ever bow and call warm-blooded vermin ‘master.’

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • Better they give their lives for the glory of our race than ever bow and call warm-blooded vermin ‘master.’

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • Better they give their lives for the glory of our race than ever bow and call warm-blooded vermin ‘master.’

    LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009

  • So, like any other warm-blooded lustful man would do, I went to the Intertubeywebs and looked on IMDB. COM.

    2009 December « Monster Scifi Show Blog 2009

  • The Archaeopteryx was warm-blooded, about the size of a dove.

    Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011

  • Everything we learned in school was wrong -- now maybe dinosaurs were warm-blooded.

    Pretty Clock (link roundup) 2009

  • From the start, for the audience, there is a question about focus and whether our eyes will be fixed on the puppets or stray to the puppeteers where the warm-blooded life is.

    Or You Could Kiss Me – review Kate Kellaway 2010

  • The most adroit panderer among leading Republican hopefuls has to be Mike Huckabee, who is apparently an actual, warm-blooded human.

    Michael Sigman: Pander-monium Breaks Out Among 2012 GOP Hopefuls Michael Sigman 2011

  • Fans of the warm-blooded guys don't need to worry though since there seems to be plenty of shirtless Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and Alcide (Joe Manganiello) coming up, too.

    True Blood Trailer: First Look at Season 4 2011

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