Definitions for rancorousˈræŋ kər əs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ran•cor•ousˈræŋ kər əs(adj.)
full of or showing rancor.
Origin of rancorous:
1580–90
ran′cor•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
rancorous(adj)
showing deep-seated resentment
"preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley
Wiktionary
rancorous(Adjective)
Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
rancorous speech
Webster Dictionary
Rancorous(adj)
full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent
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