cold-eyed

adjective

ˈkōld-ˈīd How to pronounce cold-eyed (audio)
-ˌīd
Synonyms of cold-eyednext
: cold in manner or appearance
especially : coolly dispassionate
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the attendant's cold-eyed stare discouraged any thoughts about having a conversation under the cold-eyed gaze of the director, I auditioned for the part
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These were acts of opportunism by a cold-eyed pragmatist. — James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 Acknowledging this is cold-eyed realism; humiliating and undercutting an ally, perhaps with worse to come in the form of a sweetheart deal for Moscow, is not. — The Editors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025

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First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cold-eyed was in 1819

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“Cold-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold-eyed. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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