resentful
adj/ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/
Etymology From resent + -ful.
1
Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
2
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
- ‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot sweet.’1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27:
- Is it serving Hashem to be machmir and resentful, rather than adhere to the letter of the law and be relaxed and happy?2008 July 16, Jessie Fischbein, “Being Machmir”, in The Jewish Star:
- Derived terms
- resentfully, resentfulness, unresentful