bloody-minded

/ˌblʌdi maɪndɪd/
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Definitions of bloody-minded
  1. adjective
    marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
    “bloody-minded tyrants”
    synonyms: bloodthirsty, sanguinary
    bloody
    having or covered with or accompanied by blood
  2. adjective
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
    “"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator”
    synonyms: cantankerous
    obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate
    tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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