English-Thai Dictionary

rancorous

ADJ ขมขื่น  คับแค้น  bitter cruel vengeful kom-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RANCOROUS

a.Deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent. So flam'd his eyes with rage and ranc'rous ire.
Rancorous opposition to the gospel of Christ.

 

RANCOROUSLY

adv. With deep malignity or spiteful malice.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RANCOROUS

Ran "cor *ous, a. Etym: [OF. rancuros.]

 

Defn: Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent. So flamed his eyes with rage and rancorous ire. Spenser.

 

RANCOROUSLY

RANCOROUSLY Ran "cor *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a rancorous manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rancorous

ran cor ous |ˈraNGkərrəs ˈræŋkərəs | ▶adjective characterized by bitterness or resentment: sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes | a rancorous debate. DERIVATIVES ran cor ous ly |-k (ə )rəslē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

rancorous

ran ¦cor |ous |ˈraŋk (ə )rəs | ▶adjective characterized by bitterness or resentment: sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes | a rancorous debate. DERIVATIVES rancorously adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

rancorous

rancorous adjective California's rancorous recall campaign: bitter, spiteful, hateful, resentful, acrimonious, malicious, malevolent, hostile, venomous, vindictive, baleful, vitriolic, vengeful, pernicious, mean, nasty; informal bitchy, catty. ANTONYMS amicable. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See vindictive . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

rancorous

rancorous adjective the campaign became increasingly rancorous as it progressed: 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. ANTONYMS amicable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rancorous

r á n cor ous /rǽŋk (ə )rəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠憎しみを抱いた, 恨み骨髄の .～ly 副詞