bloody-minded

bloody–mind·ed

adjective \ˌblə-dē-ˈmīn-dəd\

Definition of BLOODY-MINDED

1

: inclined towards violence or bloodshed

2

chiefly British : stubbornly contrary or obstructive : cantankerous

— bloody–mind·ed·ness noun

First Known Use of BLOODY-MINDED

1584

Related to BLOODY-MINDED

Synonyms

bloody, bloody-minded, homicidal, murdering, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous

Antonyms

amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered

Related Words

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

Near Antonyms

appeasing, conciliatory, disarming, dovish, mollifying, pacific, pacifying, peaceable, peaceful, peacemaking, placating, placative, placatory, propitiatory; unaggressive, unassertive; benign, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, sympathetic, tenderhearted; tender, warm, warmhearted; clement, lenient, merciful; affable, amiable, amicable, benevolent, gentle, kindly; submissive, surrendering, yielding