0 having or showing a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past: --
Government leaders appear increasingly rancorous.
a rancorous dispute
She lost a bitter primary, with rancorous debates.
One of the most rancorous debates in the history of ornithology had begun in earnest.
After rancorous debate, that policy was upheld in a vote of presbyteries in 2002, but overruled in 2010.
They will feel left out and rancorous.
We were a diverse group, politically and in our views, and our discussions were vigorous but never rancorous.
I came back to hear a terrible and rancorous argument.
The existence of this rancorous sentiment accentuates the difficulties of the political situation.
The question of planning is, however, one which, it is to be hoped, will be accepted without any spirit of bitterness or rancorous animosity.
