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RANCOROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing deep-seated resentment
Example:
preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich
Classified under:
Similar:
resentful (full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will)
Derivation:
rancor (a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)