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bloody-minded
[ bluhd-ee-mahyn-did ]
adjective
- disposed to violence or bloodshed; bloodthirsty; sanguinary:
bloody-minded anarchists.
- Chiefly British. unreasonably stubborn or cantankerous.
bloody-minded
adjective
- informal.deliberately obstructive and unhelpful
Derived Forms
- ˌbloody-ˈmindedly, adverb
- ˌbloody-ˈmindedness, noun
Other Words From
- bloody-minded·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bloody-minded1
Example Sentences
On the other side an enraged, radicalized and increasingly sectarian and bloody-minded Islamist opposition.
In the name of all the kings of Albin, who have ye closeted with you in that wooden tower that seemeth so bloody-minded?
But Newark Castle has better claims to notice than as the dungeon of one of those old bloody-minded prelates.
This Mr. Thomson seems to me a gentleman of some choice qualities, though perhaps a trifle bloody-minded.
The old fellow cursed me roundly for an obstinate, bloody-minded young fool.
The watchwords of the bloody-minded in that region, and in those days, were, "Damn the abolitionists!"
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