rancorous

[ rang-ker-uh s ]

/ ˈræŋ kər əs /

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adjective

full of or showing rancor.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Origin of rancorous

First recorded in 1580–90; rancor + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM rancorous

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

Words nearby rancorous

rancho cordova, rancho cucamonga, rancho palos verdes, rancid, rancor, rancorous, rancour, rand, rand, ayn, rand, the, randall

Example sentences 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

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