bloody-minded
Americanadjective
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disposed to violence or bloodshed; bloodthirsty; sanguinary.
bloody-minded anarchists.
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Chiefly British. unreasonably stubborn or cantankerous.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bloody-minded
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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The concern is that DHS will oppose Mr. Guan’s claim in a bloody-minded attempt to punish his illegal entry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The bloody-minded Sawtelle council refused to recognize the vote and stubbornly held pointless meetings, until Sawtelle took another vote, in 1922, to confirm the first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2021
No matter the name on the jersey, there is a tendency for self-destruction and, at times, for sheer, bloody-minded stupidity encoded deep in the DNA of the club.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2019
The Brits used to balance this sycophancy with some pro-European blather and a bloody-minded sense of cultural superiority.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2019
It was not that the judge-advocate was specially bloody-minded or vindictive.
From The Storm Centre by Mary Noailles Murfree
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