bloody-mindedadjective
uk/ˌblʌd.iˈmaɪn.dɪd/us/ˌblʌd.iˈmaɪn.dɪd/informalSomeone who is bloody-minded makes things difficult for others and opposes their views for no good reason:
He's just being bloody-minded.
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Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- hard-headed
- importunate
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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bloody-mindedness
noun [ U ] uk/ˌblʌd.iˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/us/ˌblʌd.iˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/