bloody-mindedness
See also: bloodymindedness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bloody-minded + -ness.
Noun
[edit]bloody-mindedness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being bloody-minded.
- 2022 February 23, Benedict le Vay, “Part of rail's past... present... and future”, in RAIL, number 951, pages 52–53:
- It's always annoyed me that the West Somerset Railway (Britain's longest heritage line) was prevented by what seemed like bloody-mindedness (a trade union was involved, and BR wasn't as helpful as NR is today) from connecting with the system at Taunton - particularly when there was a link used (if I recall rightly) by cider trains.