rancunier

French

Etymology

From rancune (“resentment, grudge; rancour”) +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.ky.nje/

Adjective

rancunier (feminine rancunière, masculine plural rancuniers, feminine plural rancunières)

1. resentful, grudgy (inclined to resent when wronged, who tends to harbor resentment when wronged)

   Synonym: rancuneux

See also

• vindicatif
• revanchard

Further reading

• “rancunier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012