resentful
1Resentful — Re*sent ful ( f?l), a. Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable. {Re*sent ful*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
2resentful — I adjective acrimonious, angry, bitter, bristling, choleric, churlish, discontented, displeased, distrustful, embittered, envious, furious, galled, grouchy, grudging, grumpy, huffy, hurt, ill disposed, implacable, in a huff, in high dudgeon,… …
3resentful — 1650s, from RESENT (Cf. resent) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Resentfully; resentfulness …
4resentful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or expressing bitterness or indignation. DERIVATIVES resentfully adverb resentfulness noun …
5resentful — [ri zent′fəl] adj. feeling or showing resentment resentfully adv. resentfulness n …
6resentful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, grow, remain ▪ They grew bitter and resentful …
7resentful — adj. 1) bitterly resentful 2) resentful about, at, of * * * [rɪ zentf(ə)l] at of bitterly resentful resentful about …
8resentful — [[t]rɪze̱ntfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are resentful, you feel resentment. At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job... He turned away in sullen, resentful silence. Syn: aggrieved, angry Derived words: resentfully ADV GRADED usu …
9resentful — adjective Date: 1656 1. full of resentment ; inclined to resent < felt resentful of her success > 2. caused or marked by resentment < resentful anger > • resentfully adverb • resentfulness noun …
10resentful — re|sent|ful [rıˈzentfəl] adj feeling angry and upset about something that you think is unfair = ↑bitter resentful of/about/at etc ▪ She felt resentful at not being promoted. >resentfully adv >resentfulness n [U] …
