HyperDic: bloody-minded

English > 2 senses of the word bloody-minded:
ADJECTIVEallbloody-minded, cantankerousstubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
allbloody-minded, bloodthirsty, sanguinarymarked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
English > bloody-minded: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningstubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.
Example"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
Synonymcantankerous
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broaderstubborn, obstinate, unregeneratetenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Spanishcascarrabias, intratable, irascible
English > bloody-minded: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningmarked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed.
Example"bloody-minded tyrants"
Synonymsbloodthirsty, sanguinary
BroaderbloodyHaving or covered with or accompanied by blood
Spanishasesino, carnicero, homicida, sanguinario
Catalanassassí, carnisser, homicida, sanguinari

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