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rancorous.

Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹæŋ.kəɹ.əs/UK
  1. Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

    rancorous speech
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin rancor Old French rancorbor. Middle English rancour English rancor Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English rancorous From rancor + -ous.

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