Bloody-minded
Bloody-minded adjective - Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.
Usage example: "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
Cantankerous is a synonym for bloody-minded. In some cases you can use "Cantankerous" instead an adjective phrase "Bloody-minded".
Cantankerous
Cantankerous adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Usage example: a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change
Bloody-minded is a synonym for cantankerous. (British) You can use "Bloody-minded" instead an adjective "Cantankerous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and bloody-minded
- obstinate and cantankerous
- stubborn and bloody-minded
- stubborn and cantankerous
- awkward and bloody-minded
- awkward and cantankerous
- unpleasant and bloody-minded
- unpleasant and cantankerous
- irritable and bloody-minded
- irritable and cantankerous
- difficult and bloody-minded
- difficult and cantankerous
- disagreeable and bloody-minded
- disagreeable and cantankerous
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