bloody-minded

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bloody-minded

adjective more bloody-minded · most bloody-minded

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."
UK, informal Obstinate; stubborn.
Similar: adamant, ardent, grim, untiring, bent on, bloody-minded, bullheaded, certain, chronic, confirmed, determined, diehard

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adj obstinate, stubborn

Français	de mauvaise foi

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@misc{bloody_minded_2026,
  title = {bloody-minded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloody-minded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}