Definition of "bloody-mindedness" [bloody-mindedness]

• The state or quality of being bloody-minded. (noun)

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• "With a smouldering disdain which could quickly turn to bloody-mindedness, the rams kept their composure, even though the odd knobbly bits on their foreheads were all that remained of horns and pride."
• "As far as I see in the US, there's a real problem with a system where the parties simply oppose each other out of sheer bloody-mindedness (or fear of losing their monetary support from lobby groups) or require huge barrels of pork to "sweeten deals" rather than actually wanting to improve the country."
• "On beyond the (spoilers!) death scene, it was Snape Dumbledore trusted as Headmaster because McGonagall was such an obvious target for the Death Eater party and would probably have gone down swinging in sheer Scots bloody-mindedness (I speak as a carrier of the gene.)"