Resentful Definition

rĭ-zĕntfəl
adjective
Full of, characterized by, or inclined to feel indignant ill will.
American Heritage
Feeling or showing resentment.
Webster's New World
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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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.

  • She was a jealous and resentful wife.

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RRERES

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LULFUL

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