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- [rang-ker-uh s]
- /ˈræŋ kər əs/
- /ˈræŋ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rang-ker-uh s]
- /ˈræŋ kər əs/
Definitions of rancorous word
- adjective rancorous full of or showing rancor. 1
- adjective rancorous bitter 1
- adjective rancorous A rancorous argument or person is full of bitterness and anger. 0
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Origin of rancorous
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; rancor + -ous
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Parts of speech for Rancorous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rancorous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rancorous
adj rancorous
- accidentally on purpose — Deliberately, though apparently accidentally.
- acrimonious — Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
adv rancorous
- bitterly — You use bitterly when you are describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike.
noun rancorous
- ill feeling — animosity or resentment felt toward another.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
- embitterment — (uncountable) The state of being embittered.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
adverb rancorous
- acrimoniously — caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
- grudgingly — displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness: grudging acceptance of the victory of an opponent.
- keenly — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
adjective rancorous
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- embittered — Simple past tense and past participle of embitter.
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- grudging — done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
Antonyms for rancorous
adverb rancorous
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
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