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[ rang-ker-uhs ] / ˈræŋ kər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rancorous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefull of or showing rancor. Origin of rancorousFirst recorded in 1580–90; rancor + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM rancorousran·cor·ous·ly, adverbran·cor·ous·ness, nounun·ran·cor·ous, adjectiveWords nearby rancorousRancho Cordova, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Palos Verdes, rancid, rancor, rancorous, rancour, rand, R & A, Randall, Randallstown Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rancorousFor several years now, this town has been consumed by a rancorous argument over the proper size of the federal government. Full Text of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address||January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is not to say that our parties shouldn't engage in rancorous debate about fiscal policy and the budgets. Never Mind Obamacare. Worry About the Debt Ceiling.|William L. McComb|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST The rancorous debate ended on December 7, 1941, when the U.S. entered the war after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The Fight Over America’s Entrance to WWII|Sandra McElwaine|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST After more than a year of rancorous debate and ugly revelations, Cameron agrees to a voluntary press watchdog. Brits Get Press Ethical|Peter Jukes|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The spirit of the South is and has been belligerent, rancorous, and unscrupulous. Continental Monthly , Vol IV, Issue VI, December 1863|Various His conversations were more measured than his letters; these were filled with the most rancorous bitterness. Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II.|Catherine II, Empress of Russia Job is rancorous; and we are scarcely intended by the writer to justify him. Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job|Robert Watson Jessica put her head back, murmured some inaudible words, and with a smile of rancorous compassion went forth into the rain. In the Year of Jubilee|George Gissing That night, indeed, the tide of rancorous gossip swelled high. Madelon|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Words related to rancorousacrimonious, bitter, embittered, frowning, hard, insulted, offended, sore, virulent, grudging |