Definition & Meaning of "rancorous"in English

rancorous

showing a feeling of continuing anger over a past event, especially because one was treated unfairly

acrimonious

bitter

vitriolic

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most rancorous

Comparative

more rancorous

gradable

domain

emotion, behavior, conflict

Examples

Despite their shared history, their interactions remained rancorous due to the unresolved conflicts between them.

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