D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Rancorous

/(răṉ"kẽr*ŭs)/ · Ran·cor·ous · IPA /ˈɹæŋ.kəɹ.əs/
01 a. Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent.
  1. 1.
    Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent.
    “So flamed his eyes with rage and rancorous ire.” Spenser.