rancorous
adjective
full of or showing rancor.
Example Sentences
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As the play begins, Carol is on the phone with his caregiver, rancorously discussing medications and his latest bout of respiratory problems.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2015
The union has been coolly received by Egyptians, who recall how a similar federation with Syria dissolved rancorously a decade ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
This time he talked very rationally, not rancorously.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the stormy two-day Commons debate on his measures, the attacks of the Labor opposition had a new, almost rancorously personal note.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And it was you that shot the wolf!" cried "X" rancorously.
From The Frontiersmen by Mary Noailles Murfree
