Rancorous

Rancorous
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. [1913 Webster]


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