Definition of rancorous in English:

rancorous

adjective ˈraŋk(ə)rəsˈræŋk(ə)rəs

Characterized by bitterness or resentment.
sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes
a rancorous debate
Example sentencesExamples
- Just as we need a new tone in Washington, we also need a new tone in discussing energy and the environment, one that is less suspicious, less punitive, less rancorous.
- He would often describe his wartime experiences in caustic, funny terms that would turn bitter and rancorous.
- The rest of the piece was less rancorous, and I suggest you read the whole thing, to understand what I was trying to say.
- There were rancorous battles over pronunciation.
- It seems to be aiming for a modern Catcher in the Rye with its sardonic, rancorous, troubled kid character.
Synonyms
bitter, spiteful, hateful, resentful, acrimonious, malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant, hostile, antipathetic, venomous, poisonous, vindictive, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, baleful, vengeful, vitriolic, virulent, pernicious, mean, nasty
informal bitchy, catty
literary malefic, maleficent

Derivatives

rancorously

adverbˈraŋk(ə)rəsliˈræŋk(ə)rəsli

In the 1970s, his parents moved from the country's eastern region to settle in Camden, then separated rancorously when he was six.
Example sentencesExamples
- Among those critics, none has been more rancorously unreflective the former Health Secretary.
- Viewers often end up thinking that there is no solution to the problem because the two sides are so rancorously polarised.
- By the end Antrobus has become a self-hating figure rancorously describing his wife as ‘a petty, blind, treacherous little beast‘.
- However rancorously the debate may have raged, actual scientific comparisons are notable by their absence.

Rhymes

cankerous, cantankerous

Definition of rancorous in US English:

rancorous

adjectiveˈræŋk(ə)rəsˈraNGk(ə)rəs

Characterized by bitterness or resentment.
sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes
a rancorous debate
Example sentencesExamples
- The rest of the piece was less rancorous, and I suggest you read the whole thing, to understand what I was trying to say.
- It seems to be aiming for a modern Catcher in the Rye with its sardonic, rancorous, troubled kid character.
- There were rancorous battles over pronunciation.
- He would often describe his wartime experiences in caustic, funny terms that would turn bitter and rancorous.
- Just as we need a new tone in Washington, we also need a new tone in discussing energy and the environment, one that is less suspicious, less punitive, less rancorous.
Synonyms
bitter, spiteful, hateful, resentful, acrimonious, malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant, hostile, antipathetic, venomous, poisonous, vindictive, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, baleful, vengeful, vitriolic, virulent, pernicious, mean, nasty

单词	rancorous
释义	Definition of rancorous in English: rancorous adjective ˈraŋk(ə)rəsˈræŋk(ə)rəs Characterized by bitterness or resentment. sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes a rancorous debate Example sentencesExamples Just as we need a new tone in Washington, we also need a new tone in discussing energy and the environment, one that is less suspicious, less punitive, less rancorous. He would often describe his wartime experiences in caustic, funny terms that would turn bitter and rancorous. The rest of the piece was less rancorous, and I suggest you read the whole thing, to understand what I was trying to say. There were rancorous battles over pronunciation. It seems to be aiming for a modern Catcher in the Rye with its sardonic, rancorous, troubled kid character. Synonyms bitter, spiteful, hateful, resentful, acrimonious, malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant, hostile, antipathetic, venomous, poisonous, vindictive, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, baleful, vengeful, vitriolic, virulent, pernicious, mean, nasty informal bitchy, catty literary malefic, maleficent Derivatives rancorously adverbˈraŋk(ə)rəsliˈræŋk(ə)rəsli In the 1970s, his parents moved from the country's eastern region to settle in Camden, then separated rancorously when he was six. Example sentencesExamples Among those critics, none has been more rancorously unreflective the former Health Secretary. Viewers often end up thinking that there is no solution to the problem because the two sides are so rancorously polarised. By the end Antrobus has become a self-hating figure rancorously describing his wife as ‘a petty, blind, treacherous little beast‘. However rancorously the debate may have raged, actual scientific comparisons are notable by their absence. Rhymes cankerous, cantankerous Definition of rancorous in US English: rancorous adjectiveˈræŋk(ə)rəsˈraNGk(ə)rəs Characterized by bitterness or resentment. sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes a rancorous debate Example sentencesExamples The rest of the piece was less rancorous, and I suggest you read the whole thing, to understand what I was trying to say. It seems to be aiming for a modern Catcher in the Rye with its sardonic, rancorous, troubled kid character. There were rancorous battles over pronunciation. He would often describe his wartime experiences in caustic, funny terms that would turn bitter and rancorous. Just as we need a new tone in Washington, we also need a new tone in discussing energy and the environment, one that is less suspicious, less punitive, less rancorous. Synonyms bitter, spiteful, hateful, resentful, acrimonious, malicious, malevolent, malign, malignant, hostile, antipathetic, venomous, poisonous, vindictive, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, baleful, vengeful, vitriolic, virulent, pernicious, mean, nasty
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