bloody-minded en · ADJ
Meanings
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Eager for or wanting blood; on the verge of becoming violent.
He thin swore what he wouldn't do to him iv he didn't show him whare his money was. Tom luked so wicked, an' so bloody-minded, that the little man was quite frightened. "So," sez he, "come along wid me a couple o' fields aff, an' I'll show ye a crock o' gould."
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 375:
- (UK, informal) Obstinate; stubborn.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bloody-minded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bloody-minded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bloody-mindedness · bloody-mindedly
Synonyms
thwart · terminal · unyielding · uncompromising · stalwart · incalcitrant · recalcitrant · obstinate · inveterate · pigheaded · dogged · sullen · headstrong · diehard · pertinacious · ardent · bullheaded · steadfast · resolute · inflexible · tenacious · mulish · self-willed · bent on · persistent · untiring · refractory · stubborn · grim · adamant · willful · determined · confirmed · hardheaded · certain · staunch · vehement · peevish · wilful · insistent · immovable · peremptory · intractable · steady · obstreperous · stubborn as a mule · hard-nosed · thran · rigid · truculent · obdurate · unbending · chronic · intransigent · tough · hard-hearted · bloody-minded · intrepid · resolved · irrefragable
Translations (4)
fr de mauvaise foi (obstinate, stubborn) · fi jääräpäinen (obstinate, stubborn) · fi itsepäinen (obstinate, stubborn) · fi töykeä (obstinate, stubborn)