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
"They are just bloody-minded," the envoy said, and pointed to Ukraine's long history of withstanding hardship.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
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 ● Sep. 15, 2022
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
Don Alphonso, however, was not quite such a bloody-minded tyrant as Don Pedro: how could he be, as he was one of our ancestors?
From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Emily Mayer Higgins
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