Resentful meaning

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The definition of resentful is being angry or holding a grudge against something.

An example of a resentful person is a person who feels hurt about something that was said.

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Full of, characterized by, or inclined to feel indignant ill will.
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Feeling or showing resentment.
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Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
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Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
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Origin of resentful

  • resent +"Ž -ful

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Resentful Sentence Examples

  • He was resentful of the time his father spent with his brother.

  • She braced herself for the resentful looks.

  • He was a little resentful of the time she spent with the other boys.

  • The resentful Indians resorted to war.

  • He missed the resentful look that usually crossed his brother's face.

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