bloody-mindedlyadv.

Brit.

/ˌblʌdɪˈmʌɪndᵻdli/, U.S.

/ˌblədiˈmaɪndᵻdli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bloody-minded adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < bloody-minded adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In a bloodthirsty manner; cruelly, violently. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > perversely

witherc1200

contrariouslyc1380

waywardly1395

frowardlya1400

overthwartlya1425

wrawlyc1440

protervely1447

perverselya1513

thrawnlya1522

perversedlya1525

thrawartly1533

thwartly1558

backwardlya1586

unreclaimablya1616

peevishlya1680

untowardly1682

bloody-mindedly1716

wrong-headedly1737

thrawart-like1768

cross-grained1825

pigheadedly1836

cussedly1868

contrariwise1873

1716 Laws of Jamaica 249 If any Person shall willingly, wantonly or bloody mindedly kill a Negro or Slave.

1771 E. Long Trial Farmer Carter's Dog 30 This harmless Gentleman..immediately, and bloody-mindedly..made at him.

1838 Morning Post 3 Sept. One of the most bloody-mindedly conceived and hellishly perpetrated pieces of revenge we ever recollect to have heard of.

1867 Chicago Tribune 10 Aug. 2/4 Sherman was charged with bloody-mindedly desiring and intending the extermination of untold thousands of gentle savages.

1985 J. C. Bulman Heroic Idiom of Shakespearean Trag. 19 ‘O, he is wounded, I thank the gods for 't,’ she exults bloody-mindedly.

2. Originally British. In a contrary or cantankerous manner; stubbornly, intransigently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb]

stoutly1303

a-strut1330

sturdilyc1374

obstinately1395

throa1400

pertinacelyc1425

stubbornlyc1430

pertinatelyc1475

stiffneckedlya1555

peremptorilya1575

pertinaciouslya1614

tenaciouslya1667

mulishly1795

stupidly1866

dourly1871

bloody-mindedly1962

1962 Guardian 15 June (Books section) 5/3 Hughes apparently selected her Jamaican experiences outrageously arbitrarily and perhaps intentionally ‘bloody mindedly’: a maidservant's-eye view of the society.

1971 Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 16/3 The way to get this altered is..to join the Union, and contribute to its debates as persistently and as bloody-mindedly as I did in my early days.

1990 A. Scott Tracks across Alaska xvii. 62 When Rosco bloody-mindedly headed off-course a third time and Alf bit through a second neckline, I saw red.

2010 Australian (Nexis) 18 Oct. 7 Gillard bloody mindedly refused to accept there's any need for change.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bloody-mindedly
释义	bloody-mindedlyadv. Brit. /ˌblʌdɪˈmʌɪndᵻdli/, U.S. /ˌblədiˈmaɪndᵻdli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bloody-minded adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < bloody-minded adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In a bloodthirsty manner; cruelly, violently. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > perversely witherc1200 contrariouslyc1380 waywardly1395 frowardlya1400 overthwartlya1425 wrawlyc1440 protervely1447 perverselya1513 thrawnlya1522 perversedlya1525 thrawartly1533 thwartly1558 backwardlya1586 unreclaimablya1616 peevishlya1680 untowardly1682 bloody-mindedly1716 wrong-headedly1737 thrawart-like1768 cross-grained1825 pigheadedly1836 cussedly1868 contrariwise1873 1716 Laws of Jamaica 249 If any Person shall willingly, wantonly or bloody mindedly kill a Negro or Slave. 1771 E. Long Trial Farmer Carter's Dog 30 This harmless Gentleman..immediately, and bloody-mindedly..made at him. 1838 Morning Post 3 Sept. One of the most bloody-mindedly conceived and hellishly perpetrated pieces of revenge we ever recollect to have heard of. 1867 Chicago Tribune 10 Aug. 2/4 Sherman was charged with bloody-mindedly desiring and intending the extermination of untold thousands of gentle savages. 1985 J. C. Bulman Heroic Idiom of Shakespearean Trag. 19 ‘O, he is wounded, I thank the gods for 't,’ she exults bloody-mindedly. 2. Originally British. In a contrary or cantankerous manner; stubbornly, intransigently. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] stoutly1303 a-strut1330 sturdilyc1374 obstinately1395 throa1400 pertinacelyc1425 stubbornlyc1430 pertinatelyc1475 stiffneckedlya1555 peremptorilya1575 pertinaciouslya1614 tenaciouslya1667 mulishly1795 stupidly1866 dourly1871 bloody-mindedly1962 1962 Guardian 15 June (Books section) 5/3 Hughes apparently selected her Jamaican experiences outrageously arbitrarily and perhaps intentionally ‘bloody mindedly’: a maidservant's-eye view of the society. 1971 Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 16/3 The way to get this altered is..to join the Union, and contribute to its debates as persistently and as bloody-mindedly as I did in my early days. 1990 A. Scott Tracks across Alaska xvii. 62 When Rosco bloody-mindedly headed off-course a third time and Alf bit through a second neckline, I saw red. 2010 Australian (Nexis) 18 Oct. 7 Gillard bloody mindedly refused to accept there's any need for change. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1716
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