rancorous

[ rang-ker-uh s ]

/ ˈræŋ kər əs /

full of or showing rancor.

Origin of rancorous

First recorded in 1580–90; rancor + -ous

ran·cor·ous·ly, adverb ran·cor·ous·ness, noun un·ran·cor·ous, adjective

For several years now, this town has been consumed by a rancorous argument over the proper size of the federal government.

Full Text of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address | |January 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This is not to say that our parties shouldn't engage in rancorous debate about fiscal policy and the budgets.

Never Mind Obamacare. Worry About the Debt Ceiling. |William L. McComb |October 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The rancorous debate ended on December 7, 1941, when the U.S. entered the war after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

The Fight Over America’s Entrance to WWII |Sandra McElwaine |April 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
After more than a year of rancorous debate and ugly revelations, Cameron agrees to a voluntary press watchdog.

Brits Get Press Ethical |Peter Jukes |March 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The spirit of the South is and has been belligerent, rancorous, and unscrupulous.

Continental Monthly , Vol IV, Issue VI, December 1863 |Various
His conversations were more measured than his letters; these were filled with the most rancorous bitterness.

Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II. |Catherine II, Empress of Russia
Job is rancorous; and we are scarcely intended by the writer to justify him.

Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job |Robert Watson
Jessica put her head back, murmured some inaudible words, and with a smile of rancorous compassion went forth into the rain.

In the Year of Jubilee |George Gissing
That night, indeed, the tide of rancorous gossip swelled high.

Madelon |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman