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bloody minded (British & Australian, informal)

someone who is bloody minded makes difficulties for other people, usually by arguing against their actions or ideas without a good reason. There's no reason why we shouldn't do aerobics in the squash court - the sports committee are just being bloody minded.

See also: bloody

open-minded

willing to think about other people's ideas and suggestions. Many doctors have become more open-minded about alternative medicine in the past few years. (often + about)