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单词 bloody-minded
释义

bloody-minded

adjective

bloody-mind·​ed ˌblə-dē-ˈmīn-dəd How to pronounce bloody-minded (audio)
1
: inclined towards violence or bloodshed
2
chiefly British : stubbornly contrary or obstructive : cantankerous
bloody-mindedness noun

Synonyms

  • bloodthirsty
  • bloody
  • homicidal
  • murdering
  • murderous
  • sanguinary
  • sanguine
  • sanguineous
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Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

bloody-minded

adjective

1
as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing some bloody-minded individuals wanted to castrate the alleged rapists even without so much as a word of sworn testimony

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • murderous
  • murdering
  • bloody
  • bloodthirsty
  • ferocious
  • brutal
  • savage
  • violent
  • homicidal
  • sanguinary
  • vicious
  • fierce
  • ruthless
  • sanguine
  • sanguineous
  • cruel
  • contentious
  • aggressive
  • merciless
  • sadistic
  • belligerent
  • pugnacious
  • heartless
  • hostile
  • truculent
  • barbaric
  • barbarous
  • bellicose
  • antagonistic
  • hateful
  • pitiless
  • combative
  • inhumane
  • quarrelsome
  • wanton
  • assertive
  • malicious
  • spiteful
  • malevolent
  • scrappy
  • gladiatorial
  • malignant
  • grim
  • cold-blooded
  • gory
  • discordant
  • malign
  • bloodstained
  • fell
  • nasty
  • despiteful
  • mean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • peaceable
  • sympathetic
  • conciliatory
  • placatory
  • peaceful
  • kind
  • disarming
  • compassionate
  • unassertive
  • humane
  • unaggressive
  • benign
  • pacific
  • appeasing
  • dovish
  • propitiatory
  • kindhearted
  • mollifying
  • placating
  • amiable
  • merciful
  • benignant
  • tenderhearted
  • lenient
  • benevolent
  • placative
  • pacifying
  • peacemaking
  • affable
  • good-hearted
  • warm
  • warmhearted
  • gentle
  • kindly
  • tender
  • amicable
  • submissive
  • clement
  • surrendering
  • yielding
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2
as in irritable
chiefly British having or showing a habitually bad temper according to palace gossip, behind closed doors the prince was a bloody-minded bore

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • irritable
  • angry
  • cantankerous
  • ornery
  • splenetic
  • exasperated
  • surly
  • bilious
  • dyspeptic
  • disagreeable
  • ill-tempered
  • ill-humored
  • mad
  • irascible
  • indignant
  • acid
  • petulant
  • ill-natured
  • querulous
  • peevish
  • crotchety
  • grumpy
  • choleric
  • snappish
  • upset
  • grouchy
  • bearish
  • irate
  • contentious
  • crabby
  • morose
  • uptight
  • peppery
  • short-tempered
  • dour
  • depressed
  • sullen
  • quick-tempered
  • testy
  • fussy
  • cussed
  • cranky
  • argumentative
  • snippy
  • schoolmarmish
  • contrary
  • anal
  • touchy
  • glum
  • old-maidish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • amiable
  • friendly
  • congenial
  • agreeable
  • kind
  • pleasant
  • gentle
  • good-natured
  • sweet
  • benign
  • exuberant
  • cheerful
  • amicable
  • good-humored
  • good-tempered
  • vivacious
  • joyful
  • cheery
  • effervescent
  • nice
  • bubbly
  • happy
  • lively
  • lighthearted
  • content
  • glad
  • calm
  • high-spirited
  • patient
  • tolerant
  • placid
  • serene
  • long-suffering
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