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rancorous

[ rang-ker-uh s ]

/ ˈræŋ kər əs /

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adjective

full of or showing rancor.

RELATED WORDS

acrimonious, bitter, embittered, hard, insulted, offended, sore, virulent, grudging

Nearby words

Origin of rancorous

First recorded in 1580–90; rancor + -ous

Related formsran·cor·ous·ly, adverbran·cor·ous·ness, nounun·ran·cor·ous, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for rancorous

For several years now, this town has been consumed by a rancorous argument over the proper size of the federal government.
Full Text of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address||January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is not to say that our parties shouldn't engage in rancorous debate about fiscal policy and the budgets.
Never Mind Obamacare. Worry About the Debt Ceiling.|William L. McComb|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rancorous debate ended on December 7, 1941, when the U.S. entered the war after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
The Fight Over America’s Entrance to WWII|Sandra McElwaine|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After more than a year of rancorous debate and ugly revelations, Cameron agrees to a voluntary press watchdog.
Brits Get Press Ethical|Peter Jukes|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The spirit of the South is and has been belligerent, rancorous, and unscrupulous.
Continental Monthly , Vol IV, Issue VI, December 1863|Various
His conversations were more measured than his letters; these were filled with the most rancorous bitterness.
Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II.|Catherine II, Empress of Russia
Job is rancorous; and we are scarcely intended by the writer to justify him.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job|Robert Watson
Jessica put her head back, murmured some inaudible words, and with a smile of rancorous compassion went forth into the rain.
In the Year of Jubilee|George Gissing
That night, indeed, the tide of rancorous gossip swelled high.
Madelon|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Word Origin and History for rancorous

rancorous

adj.

1580s, from rancor + -ous. Related: Rancorously; rancorousness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper