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rancunier

grudge-bearing, resentful

adjective rahn-koo-NYEH Rare

Usage Note

Rancunier describes a person who holds grudges rather than forgetting offences. The feminine form is rancunière. The related noun rancune means 'grudge' and appears in the idiom sans rancune ('no hard feelings'), the exact opposite spirit.

Examples

"Elle est trop rancunière pour pardonner."

Natural Translation

She is too resentful to forgive.

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