Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloody-mindedness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: blood-y--mind-ed-ness
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being bloody-minded.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bloody-minded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bloody-mindedness From bloody-minded + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bloody-mindedness mean?: The state or quality of being bloody-minded.
Where does bloody-mindedness come from?: Etymology tree English bloody-minded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bloody-mindedness From bloody-minded + -ness.

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