The coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : bloodless surgery. ,a bloodless face. ,a bloodless victory; a bloodless coup. ,a dull, insipid, bloodless young man. ,bloodless data. From Dictionary.com.
The two tendrils slipped cleanly and bloodlessly out his ear. From Wordnik.com. [Sentenced To Prism]
My cousin, who had looked pale before, now seemed bloodlessly white. From Wordnik.com. [In The Frame]
Rome wants you to hand Jugurtha over to Rome peacefully, bloodlessly. From Wordnik.com. [The First Man in Rome]
He has giant knives on his hand…he is just going to bloodlessly stab someone?. From Wordnik.com. [Director and Studio Battling Over X-Men Origins: Wolverine? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Two days later his top lieutenant, Commander John Montgomery, seized San Francisco bloodlessly. From Wordnik.com. [A Country of Vast Designs] Reference
Google Fight compares search engine results for two words or phrases in a bloodlessly violent way. From Wordnik.com. [Let the Google Fighting Begin] Reference
The war went bloodlessly, it went well, it was quick, and his popularity, his approval rating soared. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2003] Reference
Let The Right One In is charmingly bloody movie about some bloodlessly charmless sliver of Cold War society. From Wordnik.com. [Nick Mamatas' Journal] Reference
His skin had a naturally sallow cast, his lips were bloodlessly pale and his dark-brown eyes watered constantly. From Wordnik.com. [A Place of Execution]
When Cyrus came to power in Babylon (539) Phoenicia was bloodlessly absorbed into the Persian Empire (See 556530). From Wordnik.com. [c. Phoenicia] Reference
Only in West and Central Africa did the change to Dollar (i.e. Franc or Euro) Imperialism proceed fairly bloodlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Who Really Won the Vietnam War?] Reference
This is the sacrifice that priests offer bloodlessly and sacramentally while awaiting the second coming of the Lord. From Wordnik.com. [Pope on the Essential Elements of Priestly Ministry] Reference
He'd have to deal with casualties, but given how relatively bloodlessly the US took down Afghanistan, maybe not too many. From Wordnik.com. ["It’s complex decisions, the ones that involve lots of information, that benefit the most from unconscious emotional processing."] Reference
Few times in history has there been a revolt of the "masses" who wished to overthrow the rightful government bloodlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-04] Reference
Just as they catch up with the princess, the dragon emerges from a nearby lake and bloodlessly eats Lord Patrick off-screen. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
But the love story in the earlier Solaris is bloodlessly cerebral next to the visceral romanticism in the Soderbergh Solaris. From Wordnik.com. [The Hours Will Win Awards By More Than a Schnozz] Reference
Bulgaria for decades and decimated its political elite, was reduced to rubble, bloodlessly, in a matter of a few weeks in 1934. From Wordnik.com. [Terrorists and Freedom Fighters] Reference
The 2005 coup, which saw Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall seize power bloodlessly and declare himself president, was widely popular, for many. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
That Philadelphia convention was so bloodlessly antiseptic, there was no real sense of passion about the issues people are fighting for. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Democratic National Convention: Revisiting the Kennedy Legacy - August 15, 2000] Reference
By contrast, GERMANY helped SLOVENIA secede bloodlessly!. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Ruthenians will wake up and bloodlessly separate from Ukraine?. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Amsterdam] Reference
It was not too late even at this time to have bloodlessly settled the. From Wordnik.com. [The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs] Reference
"Big" Minh was bloodlessly overthrown by Nguyễn Khánh on January 31, 1964. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
"Yes," she cried passionately, her hands clenched and grown bloodlessly white. From Wordnik.com. [Wolf Breed] Reference
Kircheis is hailed as a hero in the Empire for bloodlessly putting down the rebellion. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
James was deposed and replaced, bloodlessly, by Mary II and William III as dual monarchs. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
That's the most bloodlessly bland genericmobile I've EVER seen coming from France's industry. From Wordnik.com. [Vortex Media Group] Reference
Heim joined the local Nazi party in 1935, three years before Austria was bloodlessly annexed by Germany. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
The problem, however, is that the same bloodlessly calculating mentality seems to pervade every aspect of. From Wordnik.com. [All Categories Featured Content - Associated Content] Reference
It is a matter of congratulation that the redemption of Rome has been effected so easily and bloodlessly. From Wordnik.com. [The Conflict with Slavery and Others, Complete, Volume VII, The Works of Whittier: the Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism] Reference
Kuwait's rulers and political class can opt to institute the needed reforms, moving seamlessly, and bloodlessly. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Star > News Feed] Reference
He covered in something over a month the forty miles route to Corinth, which, to his surprise, was bloodlessly evacuated before him. From Wordnik.com. [Abraham Lincoln] Reference
That Mr. Manning loved her presented itself to her bloodlessly, stilled from any imaginative quiver or thrill of passion or disgust. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Veronica, a modern love story] Reference
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