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

   • 2023 September 24, HarryBlank, “Working Wonders”, in SCP Foundation‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2024:

     She felt like learning a few things more, and she felt just bloody-minded enough to go for it. "Are you seeing anyone?"

     Brenda had been in the process of lighting a cigarette, but stopped when the question surprised her. After a moment, she managed: "I had a very intimate relationship up until about two months ago, when my batteries ran out and I couldn't find any more."

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.