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I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government.
Iain Sinclair

Meaning of "bloody-minded" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOODY-MINDED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOODY-MINDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bloody-Minded is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BLOODY-MINDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bloody-minded in the English dictionary

The definition of bloody-minded in the dictionary is deliberately obstructive and unhelpful.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOODY-MINDED

bloodstained
bloodstock
bloodstock industry
bloodstone
bloodstream
bloodsucker
bloodthirstier
bloodthirstiest
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstiness
bloodthirsty
bloodwood
bloodworm
bloodwort
bloody
Bloody Caesar
Bloody Mary
bloody-mindedly
bloody-mindedness
bloody-nosed beetle

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOODY-MINDED

absent-minded
dirty-minded
double-minded
evil-minded
extended
fair-minded
liberal-minded
like-minded
long-winded
minded
narrow-minded
open-minded
right-minded
simple-minded
single-minded
small-minded
sober-minded
strong-minded
tough-minded
weak-minded
winded

Synonyms and antonyms of bloody-minded in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLOODY-MINDED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bloody-minded» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bloody-minded

Translation of «bloody-minded» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOODY-MINDED

Find out the translation of bloody-minded to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bloody-minded from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bloody-minded» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

血腥的头脑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sanguinario
570 millions of speakers

English

bloody-minded
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खूनी दिमाग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دموية التفكير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кровавый единомышленников
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sanguinária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক্তাক্ত মনের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

qui fait des difficultés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdarah berdarah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

血の気の多い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피 묻은 마음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Getih-pikiran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đẫm máu đầu óc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரத்தம் தோய்ந்த எண்ணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्तरंजित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gaddar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bloody- minded
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bloody - minded
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кривавий однодумців
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sângeroase -minded
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιματηρή - minded
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veglustige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bloody - minded
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bloody - minded
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bloody-minded

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOODY-MINDED»

The term «bloody-minded» is normally little used and occupies the 111.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOODY-MINDED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bloody-minded» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bloody-minded» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bloody-minded

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QUOTES WITH «BLOODY-MINDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bloody-minded.
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Iain Sinclair
I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOODY-MINDED»

Discover the use of bloody-minded in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bloody-minded and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bloody-Minded Old Women
Two women embark on a life-changing adventure. The ruggedness of Tasmania's south-west stretches Jill to the limits of her physical strength, and Ethel's choice forces her to rethink the purpose of her life.
Rebecca Hayman, 2005
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Shame and Glory of the Intellectuals: Babbitt Jr. Vs. the ...
"BLOODY-MINDED PROFESSORS": SHAME OF THE INTELLECTUALS "The power of vested interests is usually exaggerated when compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas. ... Indeed the world is ruled by little else. . . . Madmen in ...
Peter Viereck, 1965
3
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
Bloody-laws, a small hill of Scotland, in'Rox* burghshire, in the parish of Oxnam, so narwd from its having been anciently a scene of frequent and bloody feuds between the Scots and English borderers. * Bloody-minded, adj. [from bloody and ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Producing Canadian Literature: Authors Speak on the Literary ...
1. Too. Bloody-Minded. to. Give. Up. Interview. with. Christian. Bök. Christian Bök is the author of Crystallography (1994), a 'pataphysical encyclopedia nominated for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and of Eunoia (2001), a bestselling ...
Kit Dobson, Smaro Kamboureli, 2013
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The Bone House
In. Which. Sheer,. Bloody-Minded. Persistence. Is. Rewarded. I. t would be a happier world where each child enjoyed the love and care of two devoted parents to supply a firm foundation on which to build a solid and productive adult life.
Steve Lawhead, 2012
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Mental Toughness: The Mindset Behind Sporting Achievement
He can lift an entire team with his character and attitude as well as his talent, just like Shane Warne did for us' (as cited in Johnson, 2009: 16). Other examples included: '. . . a bloody minded refusal to get out or give up' (Roebuck, 2009a: 59);  ...
Michael Sheard, 2012
7
A Personal Kiwi-Yankee Dictionary
Otherwise the Immigration folks here can be just as bloody minded as their U.S. counterparts and that is very bloody minded indeed. (see: bloody minded, bloody ) relief teacher: subsl ll iTh teacher. reserve: A reserve is a Park, usually one ...
Leland, Jr., Louis S.
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The Mirror of Parliament for the ... Session of the ... ...
I did not mean to call the Ministers bloody-minded ; I only meant, by that phrase, to intimate that they are disposed to engage in blood rather than yield the point at issue. I am convinced, that if his Majesty's Government were to put an end to the ...
John Henry Barrow, 1831
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Policing: A short history
170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 Cox (1756) A Faithful Narrative ... of the Bloody-minded Gang of Thief-takers; Langbein (1983) ' Shaping ...
Philip Rawlings, 2012
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Peter Brook: Oxford to Orghast
"But with someone who's bloody-minded, it's not worth even attempting to work with him. With someone who hasn't strong convictions, you can ask him to search . And out of searching, in his own way, loyally and passionately for the same thing ...
Richard Helfer, Glenn Meredith Loney, Peter Brook, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOODY-MINDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bloody-minded is used in the context of the following news items.
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More cuts for rural TV news
''It's the bloody-minded nature of the Prime Minister's 'captain's pick' which looked after some media but abandoned regional Australia,'' Prime ... «Queensland Country Life, Jul 15»
2
Greece's horror show wouldn't be happening if Europe listened by …
Like Thatcher, Tsipras has been patriotic and bloody-minded enough to stand up for his own people against the bullies of the European Union. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Geoff Brown: former SPAA Head dies
He knew what could and couldn't work, and wasn't bloody-minded about things. He would take on anyone to get the best outcome for the ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
4
Seven's Tim Worner slams regional players' 'scare campaign'
In an inflammatory interview with Fairfax Media last week, Prime chairman John Hartigan said the Prime Minister has been “bloody-minded” in ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
My mum refuses to get a job - and I'm paying for her food
Eventually it can feel like you're dealing with bloody-minded toddlers, which is yet another of life's little ironies. Once your paths have diverged, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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MEEK: In retrospect, Dingwall's entitled to an apology
In a less bloody-minded political culture, none of that would have mattered. In a fairer world, Dingwall would be judged by his record at the Mint. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
7
PM rejects rural MP media concerns
Following Prime Media Group chairman John Hartigan's criticism of Mr Abbott's "bloody-minded captain's pick to look after two media mates", ... «Stock & Land, Jul 15»
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Former News boss John Hartigan blasts Tony Abbott on media …
Former News Ltd boss John Hartigan has accused a "bloody-minded" Tony Abbott of kowtowing to "media mates" Rupert Murdoch and Kerry ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
9
Greek referendum poll shows lead for 'No' vote, but narrowing
... but, in doing so, his team would have shown the EZ and EU leadsership up for the single-minded and bloody-minded pirates that they are. 7. «Forex Factory, Jul 15»
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Whether it's Gatwick or Heathrow that gets the nod, the Airports …
... Airports Commission reported illustrates the futility of this technocratic assessment, when set against the sheer bloody-minded politics of it all. «CityMetric, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bloody-Minded [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bloody-minded>. Apr 2024 ».
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