rancorous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
rancorous speech
The first decade of the new century was a time of hope for many families, as parents told me they felt optimistic that science was on the verge of finally unraveling the mystery of their children’s condition. At the same time, nearly every public discussion of autism was dominated by a rancorous debate about vaccines, based on the controversial findings of a gastroenterologist in England named Andrew Wakefield who claimed to have uncovered a potential link between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (commonly known as the MMR) and that he dubbed “autistic enterocolitis.”
2015, Steve Silberman, “Introduction”, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York: Avery, →ISBN, page 13:Despite its attempt to provide what it saw as sober current-affairs programming in a sea of often-rancorous cable news channels, and winning some top awards in journalism, Al Jazeera America was unable to build an audience—it reached about 60 million households, compared to 100 million for other cable broadcasters—or draw advertisers.
2016 January 13, “The End of Al Jazeera America”, in The Atlantic, retrieved 13 Jan 2016:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rancorous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rancorous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| rancourous | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unrancorous · rancorousness · rancorously
Synonyms
venomous · malicious · resentful
Translations (27)
es rancuroso (full of rancor) · pl zajadły (full of rancor) · es rencuroso (full of rancor) · nrf rantcheunyi (full of rancor) · hu rosszindulatú (full of rancor) · pt rancoroso (full of rancor) · ru злопа́мятный (full of rancor) · ga domlasta (full of rancor) · fi katkeroitunut (full of rancor) · de nachtragend (full of rancor) · hu haragtartó (full of rancor) · hu gyűlölködő (full of rancor) · fi kaunaa kantava (full of rancor) · es rencoroso (full of rancor) · bg озлобен (full of rancor) · nl rancuneus (full of rancor) · be злапа́мятны (full of rancor) · it rancoroso (full of rancor) · ga aiciseach (full of rancor) · uk злопа́м'ятний (full of rancor) · bg злобен (full of rancor) · fr rancunier (full of rancor) · fr acrimonieux (full of rancor) · pl rozżalony (full of rancor) · de rachsüchtig (full of rancor) · pl rozgoryczony (full of rancor) · fi kaunainen (full of rancor)