bloody-mindedness

noun

chiefly British
as in cussedness

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Recent Examples of bloody-mindedness And that bloody-mindedness seems to be a bargaining strategy. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025 Stamp was a true original, a shapeshifter, a tough guy, and a charmer; one of the rare working-class British actors left who survived a childhood during the blitz and channeled bloody-mindedness, raw talent, and strong instincts. — Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloody-mindedness
  1. rigidity
  2. recalcitrance
  3. rebelliousness
  4. intractability
  5. rigidness
Noun
  • These devices relied on it to provide rigidity to the chassis while keeping the weight down when compared with stainless steel.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
  • The diamond dome has a steep profile with a cylindrical rib around its outer edge, helping achieve the rigidity necessary for ultra-low distortion without unnecessary moving mass.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of rigidity
Noun
  • The very existence of a halftime show was met with vexation and recalcitrance from fans.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Yet his recalcitrance also runs the risk of costly retribution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Definition of recalcitrance
Noun
  • Whether writing five decades ago or today, the genre’s most insightful commentators have always observed how punk fuses rebelliousness with commodification, capitalism with resistance.
    — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
  • Marji’s rebelliousness, both admirable and terrifying for those who love her, is her salient characteristic.
    — Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Definition of rebelliousness
Noun
  • Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
  • But Bass and every council member and all their successors need to be reminded that a civic sense of intractability is a dangerous thing.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of intractability
Noun
  • Frankie wanted to rid himself of rigidness.
    — Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of rigidness

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“Bloody-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody-mindedness. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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