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
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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
"They are just bloody-minded," the envoy said, and pointed to Ukraine's long history of withstanding hardship.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Many people initially suspected that Rittenhouse was drawn to Kenosha by Kevin Mathewson’s Facebook post and the many bloody-minded comment threads trailing behind it.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
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
As usual, the warning is attributed to the angel Gabriel, but it is probable it was given by some Koreishite, less bloody-minded than his confederates.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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