Thesaurus / resentful
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The judge moved the case to nearby Lawrence County, where a jury, resentful of the fact that, according to prosecutor Paul Bumpus, “Maury County had dumped its dirty laundry on them,” acquitted 23 of the 25 suspects.
AMERICA’S FIRST POST-WORLD WAR II RACE RIOT LED TO THE NEAR-LYNCHING OF THURGOOD MARSHALLCHRIS LAMBFEBRUARY 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTHowever, her tongue is getting sharper with age, and I am becoming more resentful — both of the way she treats me, and the fact that my husband ignores the outrageous behavior and demands that I do the same.
MISS MANNERS: GET OUT OF DODGE BEFORE THE ABUSIVE MOTHER-IN-LAW VISITSJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINFEBRUARY 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI don’t begrudge others for getting theirs, but I’m jealous and it’s hard not to be resentful .
THE NEWEST CURSE OF COVID-19 IS VACCINE ENVYPETULA DVORAKFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThese types of feuds — right-wing performative outrage at alleged victimization by woke liberals — play well with the resentful ideologues that power the Republican Party.
FOX NEWS DOESN’T RESPECT ITS VIEWERSKHELIL BOUARROUJJANUARY 20, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEThe experience left her feeling resentful of others in the neighborhood who seemed not to be taking the threat of the virus seriously.
THE STUDENTS LEFT BEHIND BY REMOTE LEARNINGBY ALEC MACGILLISSEPTEMBER 28, 2020PROPUBLICALouis stood firm, though pale and respectful, before the resentful gaze of Elizabeth.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERIn his fits of resentful sullenness, he hinted an intention of retiring from the Court.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYOn the whole, Bud did not greatly disapprove of that; he was too actively resentful of his own mother-in-law.
CABIN FEVERB. M. BOWERHe had grown increasingly resentful of Thatcher's tone and manner, and was anxious to be rid of him.
A HOOSIER CHRONICLEMEREDITH NICHOLSONI happened last monday to offend Prissy, She retains her anger & seems peculiarly resentful!
JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF PHILIP VICKERS FITHIAN: A PLANTATION TUTOR OF THE OLD DOMINION, 1773-1774.PHILIP VICKERS FITHIANWORDS RELATED TO RESENTFUL
- awful
- bad-natured
- baleful
- beastly
- bitter
- catty
- cussed
- deleterious
- despiteful
- detrimental
- envious
- evil
- evil-minded
- green
- green-eyed
- gross
- ill-disposed
- injurious
- jealous
- low
- malevolent
- malign
- malignant
- mean
- mischievous
- nasty
- noxious
- ornery
- pernicious
- petty
- poisonous
- rancorous
- resentful
- spiteful
- uncool
- vengeful
- venomous
- vicious
- virulent
- wicked
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