bloody-minded

American  

[bluhd-ee-mahyn-did] / ˈblʌd iˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

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

   bloody-minded anarchists.

2. Chiefly British. unreasonably stubborn or cantankerous.

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bloody-minded British  

adjective

1. informal deliberately obstructive and unhelpful

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Other Word Forms

• bloody-mindedly adverb
• bloody-mindedness noun

Etymology

Origin of bloody-minded

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

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

"They are just bloody-minded," the envoy said, and pointed to Ukraine's long history of withstanding hardship.

From BBC

He says it had, in his eyes, "come to represent a particular type of bloody-minded person - usually with a degree of what we might call aggressive patriotism".

From BBC

After a bloody-minded, blooded-brow win over Argentina in Marseille, England are on the up on the pitch.

From BBC

In her hands, it’s not hard to imagine these songs as the creation of an especially gifted — if occasionally bloody-minded — indie singer-songwriter.

From New York Times