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RESENTFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
Example:
a sullen resentful attitude
Classified under:
Similar:
acrimonious; bitter (marked by strong resentment or cynicism)
rancorous (showing deep-seated resentment)
Antonym:
unresentful (not resentful)
Context examples:
Miss Crawford, a little suspicious and resentful of a certain tone of voice, and a certain half-look attending the last expression of his hope, made a hasty finish of her dealings with William Price; and securing his knave at an exorbitant rate, exclaimed, There, I will stake my last like a woman of spirit.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The breakfast-room was gay with company; and she was named to them by the general as the friend of his daughter, in a complimentary style, which so well concealed his resentful ire, as to make her feel secure at least of life for the present.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
There was only a comfortable glow that warmed and did him good without putting him into a fever, and he was reluctantly obliged to confess that the boyish passion was slowly subsiding into a more tranquil sentiment, very tender, a little sad and resentful still, but that was sure to pass away in time, leaving a brotherly affection which would last unbroken to the end.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
