bloody-minded

[ bluhd-ee-mahyn-did ]

adjective

1. disposed to violence or bloodshed; bloodthirsty; sanguinary:

   bloody-minded anarchists.

2. Chiefly British. unreasonably stubborn or cantankerous.

bloody-minded

adjective

1. informal.
   deliberately obstructive and unhelpful

Derived Forms

• ˌbloody-ˈmindedly, adverb
• ˌbloody-ˈmindedness, noun

Other Words From

• bloody-minded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloody-minded¹

First recorded in 1575–85