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
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
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
Again he says that "Clay is as rancorously benevolent as John Randolph."
From John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series by John T. (John Torrey) Morse
