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Definitions for rancorous
ˈræŋ kər əsran·corous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rancorousadjective

    showing deep-seated resentment

    "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

Wiktionary

  1. rancorousadjective

    Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

    rancorous speech

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Rancorousadjective

    Malignant; malicious; spiteful in the utmost degree.

    Etymology: from rancour.

    So flam’d his eyen with rage and rancorous ire. Fa. Qu.

    Because I cannot
    Duck with French nods and apish courtesy,
    I must be held a rancorous enemy. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

    The most powerful of these were Pharisees and Sadduces; of whose chief doctrines some notice is taken by the evangelists, as well as of their rancorous opposition to the gospel of Christ. Gilbert West, on the Resurrection.

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  1. rancorous

    Rancorous refers to exhibiting intense bitterness, resentment or malice. It describes a deep-seated ill will or hostility.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rancorousadjective

    full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent

  2. Etymology: [OF. rancuros.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rancorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rancorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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