bloody-minded

See also: bloodyminded

English

Adjective

bloody-minded (comparative more bloody-minded, superlative most bloody-minded)

1. Eager for or wanting blood.
2. (chiefly UK, informal) Obstinate; stubborn.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obstinate

Derived terms

• bloody-mindedly
• bloody-mindedness

Translations

obstinate, stubborn

• Finnish: jääräpäinen (fi), itsepäinen (fi), töykeä (fi)
• French: de mauvaise foi

Further reading

• “bloody-minded”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “bloody-minded” (US) / “bloody-minded” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “bloody-minded”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.