rancorous
pronunciation
How to pronounce rancorous in British English:
UK ['ræŋkərəs]
How to pronounce rancorous in American English:
US [ˈræŋkərəs]
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- Adjective:
- showing deep-seated resentment
Word Origin
- rancorous (adj.)
- 1580s, from rancor + -ous. Related: Rancorously; rancorousness.
Example
- 1. Parliamentary debate turned rancorous , with accusations of bad faith hurled around on live television .
- 2. Instead it turned into a particularly rancorous dispute about matters closer to home : how far and how fast nato should continue to expand , and how it should deal with a more aggressive russia .
- 3. Mired in their rancorous culture wars and squabbling among themselves , they seem oblivious to the fact that american global leadership is fast ebbing away .
- 4. Judging by the rancorous debates of recent weeks , the people of serbia , who vote for a president on january 20th , can only envy their neighbours .
- 5. In a rancorous all-night debate in 2009 bolivia and a handful of others had kept the " copenhagen accord " put together by heads of government from being fully adopted as part of the un 's climate negotiations .