different between rancorous vs insulting
rancorous
English
Alternative forms
- rancourous
Etymology
From rancor +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??æ?.k??.?s/
Adjective
rancorous (comparative more rancorous, superlative most rancorous)
- Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
- rancorous speech
- 2016 January 13, "The End of Al Jazeera America," The Atlantic (retrieved 13 January 2016):
- Despite its attempt to provide what it saw as sober current-affairs programming in a sea of often-rancorous cable news channels, and winning some top awards in journalism, Al Jazeera America was unable to build an audience—it reached about 60 million households, compared to 100 million for other cable broadcasters—or draw advertisers.
- Synonyms: malicious, resentful, venomous
Translations
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insulting
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?s?lt??/
Adjective
insulting (comparative more insulting, superlative most insulting)
- Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
Derived terms
- insultingly
Translations
Verb
insulting
- present participle of insult
Noun
insulting (plural insultings)
- The act of giving insult.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of a Peacable Temper and Carriage (sermon)
- grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction
- 1689, Thomas Smith, diary
- Many were the outragings and insultings of the Indians upon the English while Sir Edmund Andros was Governor.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of a Peacable Temper and Carriage (sermon)
Anagrams
- unlisting
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