rencoroso

adj.

rancorous, rancourous, resentful, rancored.

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rencoroso

► adjetivo

1 (hostil) rancorous

2 (resentido) resentful

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ADJ

1) [ser] spiteful, nasty

2) [estar] (=resentido) resentful; (=amargado) bitter

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-sa adjetivo [SER] resentful

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= vindictive, spiteful, resentful, embittered, ill-willed, a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

Ex. Human nature is vindictive.

Ex. Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful.

Ex. Obsessional stalkers tend to be resentful males who stalk partners from prior relationships.

Ex. The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.

Ex. We wish to mention that there can never be such matters as ethnic cleansing, license to rape, or other ill-willed behavior on the government's part.

Ex. He was grim and sullen, with cold, wary eyes and a chip on his shoulder.

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-sa adjetivo [SER] resentful

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= vindictive, spiteful, resentful, embittered, ill-willed, a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

Ex: Human nature is vindictive.

Ex: Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful.

Ex: Obsessional stalkers tend to be resentful males who stalk partners from prior relationships.

Ex: The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.

Ex: We wish to mention that there can never be such matters as ethnic cleansing, license to rape, or other ill-willed behavior on the government's part.

Ex: He was grim and sullen, with cold, wary eyes and a chip on his shoulder.

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rencoroso -sa

adjective

[ SER] resentful

es muy rencoroso he's very resentful, he bears grudges for a long time

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rencoroso

◊ -sa adjetivo [SER] resentful

rencoroso,-a adjetivo resentful

'rencoroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rencorosa
English:
bitter
- spiteful
- resentful

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rencoroso, -a

♦ adj

resentful;

es muy rencoroso he's very resentful

♦ nm,f

resentful person;

ser un rencoroso to be resentful

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rencoroso

adj resentful

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rencoroso, -sa adj

: resentful, rancorous

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rencoroso adj spiteful