rancorous
[ rang-ker-uhs ]
adjective
full of or showing rancor.
Origin of rancorous
1Other words from rancorous
- ran·cor·ous·ly, adverb
- ran·cor·ous·ness, noun
- un·ran·cor·ous, adjective
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How to use rancorous in a sentence
It struck Barclay as a very sad thing for a man that his own daughter should judge him in this unrancorous but pitiless way.
Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum StolzenbergGerda looked at her with her wide, candid gaze, with the unrancorous placidity of the young, who are still used to being snubbed.
Dangerous Ages | Rose Macaulay
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