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ˈræŋ kər əsran·corous
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Princeton's WordNet
rancorousadjective
showing deep-seated resentment
"preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley
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rancorousadjective
Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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rancorous
Rancorous refers to exhibiting intense bitterness, resentment or malice. It describes a deep-seated ill will or hostility.
Webster Dictionary
Rancorousadjective
full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent
Etymology: [OF. rancuros.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rancorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rancorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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