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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for rancorous:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

rancorous
    adj 1: showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from
           rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rancorous \Ran"cor*ous\ (r[a^][ng]"k[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [OF.
   rancuros.]
   Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply
   malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely
   virulent.
   [1913 Webster]

         So flamed his eyes with rage and rancorous ire.
                                                  --Spenser.
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