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resentful

[ ri-zent-fuh l ]

/ rɪˈzɛnt fəl /

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adjective

full of or marked by resentment.

Origin of resentful

First recorded in 1645–55; resent + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM resentful

re·sent·ful·ly, adverb re·sent·ful·ness, noun un·re·sent·ful, adjective un·re·sent·ful·ly, adverb

un·re·sent·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby resentful

resemblance, resemblant, resemble, resend, resent, resentful, resentment, reserpine, reservation, reservationist, reserve

Example sentences from the Web for resentful

None of the artisans Hetflaisz spent time with were resentful of the artists whose visions they spend their days interpreting.

Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos |Tim Teeman |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Her resentful and unloving husband Edward Casubon, and the idealistic but impoverished Will Ladislaw.

This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 27, 2014 |Thomas Flynn |January 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I grew up and lived with a bitter and resentful mother due to the perceived loss of freedom and career from having children.

Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories |Harry Siegel |February 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The film poses many interesting questions: is Eva, a reluctant and resentful mother, to blame?

'We Need To Talk About Kevin': Do Inherently Evil Kids Exist? |Marlow Stern |December 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Vera hid what she was in tracksuits, tainted all she saw with resentful bale.

Fiction Wrestles With Global Terrorism |Taylor Antrim |February 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Their feeling (I mean among our best old friends) is not resentful.

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II |Burton J. Hendrick
The skipper then gave three resentful, protesting whistle-blasts.

Blow The Man Down |Holman Day
However, I'm not sensitive or resentful, so I'll give you good advice on your way.

The Road to Damascus |August Strindberg
Five times the now resentful American walked his horse across the Plaza, directly in front of the terrace and the great balconies.

Truxton King |George Barr McCutcheon
(as if resentful of not more deeply believing what she says) What would there be for me but the Outside?

Plays |Susan Glaspell

British Dictionary definitions for resentful

resentful

/ (rɪˈzɛntfʊl) /

adjective

feeling or characterized by resentment

Derived forms of resentful

resentfully, adverb resentfulness, noun