RANCOROUS
rancorous
(adjective) showing deep-seated resentment; “preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich”- Aldous Huxley
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rancorous (comparative more rancorous, superlative most rancorous)
Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
Synonyms: malicious, resentful, venomous
Source: Wiktionary
Ran"cor*ous, a. Etym: [OF. rancuros.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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