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resentful

English

Etymology

resent +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???z?ntf?l/

Adjective

resentful (comparative more resentful, superlative most resentful)

  1. Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
    Synonyms: unforgiving, spiteful
  2. Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
    Synonym: bitter

Derived terms

  • resentfully
  • resentfulness

Translations

References

  • resentful at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • resentful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • resentful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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scornful

English

Etymology

scorn +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?sk??nf?l/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sk??nf?l/
  • Hyphenation: scorn?ful

Adjective

scornful (comparative more scornful, superlative most scornful)

  1. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.

Translations

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