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bloodless

adjective C2
  1. Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
  2. Taking place without loss of blood. · a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory
  3. Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity. (figuratively)
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It is probable that he imagined his crime to be a bloodless one, and hoped that if the body were consumed it would hide all traces of the method of his death—traces which, for some reason, must have pointed to him.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 46 · C1
Furthermore, Malgudi functions as a fascinating theater where the forces of tradition and modernity engage in a subtle, bloodless dance.
The Enduring Topography of Malgudi, p. 1 · C2

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