bloodyminded
iˈmaɪn adjective
1.
disposed to violence or bloodshed; bloodthirsty; sanguinary: bloody-minded anarchists.
2.
Chiefly British. unreasonably stubborn or cantankerous.
Origin:
1575–85
1575–85
Related forms
blood·y-mind·ed·ness, noun
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| bloody-minded | |
| —adj | |
| informal (Brit) deliberately obstructive and unhelpful | |
| bloody-'mindedness | |
| —n | |
| bloody-'mindedly | |
| —adv | |
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