Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Ready and willing to accept bloodshed or to resort to violence.
- adjective Chiefly British Perversely cantankerous or obstructive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; barbarous; inclined to shed blood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Eager for or wanting blood
- adjective
obstinate ,stubborn
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
- adjective stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
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Examples
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Because thepolice were involved in the kidnapping disaster, and becausethe man in charge, Lawson, was subsequently imprisonedfor murder (a previous case of Karen's, though I don't think that this has been recorded in a book), and because he's bloody-minded and arrogant, Grant is keen to keep the police out of it this time round.
April 2009 Maxine 2009
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Because thepolice were involved in the kidnapping disaster, and becausethe man in charge, Lawson, was subsequently imprisonedfor murder (a previous case of Karen's, though I don't think that this has been recorded in a book), and because he's bloody-minded and arrogant, Grant is keen to keep the police out of it this time round.
A Darker Domain by Val McDermid Maxine 2009
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Enter the Lords, bloody-minded and hellbent on mischief
David Cameron's promise to rebuild trust in politics looks hollow after City donations 2011
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Because thepolice were involved in the kidnapping disaster, and becausethe man in charge, Lawson, was subsequently imprisonedfor murder (a previous case of Karen's, though I don't think that this has been recorded in a book), and because he's bloody-minded and arrogant, Grant is keen to keep the police out of it this time round.
Book review Maxine 2009
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Enter the Lords, bloody-minded and hellbent on mischief
Why we should believe Nick Clegg when he promises to restore liberties stolen by Labour 2011
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Enter the Lords, bloody-minded and hellbent on mischief
'New politics' claim a sham, senior Conservative MP warns David Cameron 2011
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Look, the question is, are you interested in--is your idea of victory being creating an international consensus, or is it getting rid of this bloody-minded dictator, who has tyrannized his people for 42 years and set an example for the rest of the Arab world?
9-9-9? Nein. 2011
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This was no bloody-minded rebel screaming for the heads of his enemies but an honest farmer forced to take up arms to defend his country.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Also, you have to admire the bloody-minded preserverence of the folks over there at 97-100 "AAAAA" s.
Boing Boing 2009
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This was no bloody-minded rebel screaming for the heads of his enemies but an honest farmer forced to take up arms to defend his country.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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