rancorous

1. 1.

   showing deep-seated resentment

   “preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich”

   Similarresentful

Questions about rancorous

What does rancorous mean?

rancorous means "showing deep-seated resentment".

How many syllables are in rancorous?

rancorous has 3 syllables: ran-co-rous. The stress falls on "ran". In IPA it is /ˈɹæŋkɚəs/.

Is rancorous a common word?

rancorous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.