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- Dictionarybloody-minded/ˌblʌdɪˈmʌɪndɪd/
adjective
- 1. deliberately uncooperative: informal British "a bloody-minded landlord"
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very determined and refusing to give up, to change your mind, or to do what others want you to do: He's just being bloody-minded. She had the kind of bloody-minded determination necessary to succeed in the industry. wanting or encouraging cruel violence: The former comrades split into merciless, bloody-minded factions.
- BLOODY-MINDEDNESS
the behaviour of someone who is very determined and refuses...
- BLOODY-MINDEDNESS
If you say that someone is being bloody-minded, you are showing that you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are being deliberately difficult instead of being helpful. He had a reputation for being bloody-minded and difficult. This is sheer bloody-mindedness.
The meaning of BLOODY-MINDED is inclined towards violence or bloodshed. How to use bloody-minded in a sentence.
very determined and refusing to give up, to change your mind, or to do what others want you to do: He's just being bloody-minded. She had the kind of bloody-minded determination necessary to succeed in the industry. wanting or encouraging cruel violence: The former comrades split into merciless, bloody-minded factions.
the behaviour of someone who is very determined and refuses to give up, to change their mind, or to do what others want them to do: He was losing patience with her bloody-mindedness. Our neighbour refused to chop down the tree out of sheer bloody-mindedness. See.
having or covered with or accompanied by blood. adjective. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate. “"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator”. synonyms: cantankerous. obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate.
Bloody-minded definition: disposed to violence or bloodshed; bloodthirsty; sanguinary. See examples of BLOODY-MINDED used in a sentence.
