rancorous
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ran·cor
(răng′kər)n.
Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will: He was filled with rancor after losing his job.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin, rancid smell, from Latin rancēre, to stink, be rotten.]
ran′cor·ous adj.
ran′cor·ous·ly adv.
ran′cor·ous·ness n.
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ran•cor•ous
(ˈræŋ kər əs)adj.
full of or showing rancor.
[1580–90]
ran′cor•ous•ly, adv.
ran′cor•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | rancorous - showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley resentful - full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude" |
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rancorous
adjective bitter, hostile, malicious, malign, resentful, malignant, acrimonious, virulent, vindictive, implacable, malevolent, spiteful, venomous, splenetic a series of rancorous disputes
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rancorous
adjectiveBitingly hostile:
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rancorous
[ˈræŋkərəs] adj (= acrimonious) [person, mood, debate] → acrimonieux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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