acrimonious

ac·ri·mo·ni·ous

A0064300 (ăk′rə-mō′nē-əs)adj. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.

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ac′ri·mo′ni·ous·ly adv.ac′ri·mo′ni·ous·ness n.

acrimonious

(ˌækrɪˈməʊnɪəs) adjcharacterized by bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper, etc ˌacriˈmoniously adv ˌacriˈmoniousness n

ac•ri•mo•ni•ous

(ˌæk rəˈmoʊ ni əs)

adj. caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious dispute. [1605–15; < Medieval Latin] ac`ri•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv. ac`ri•mo′ni•ous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

acrimonious - marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"bitterresentful - full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"

acrimonious

adjective bitter, cutting, biting, sharp, severe, hostile, crabbed, sarcastic, embittered, caustic, petulant, spiteful, churlish, astringent, vitriolic, acerbic, trenchant, irascible, testy, censorious, rancorous, mordant, peevish, splenetic, mordacious The acrimonious debate on the agenda ended indecisively.
forgiving, benign, affable, good-tempered

acrimonious

adjectiveBitingly hostile:bitter, embittered, hard, rancorous, resentful, virulent.

Translations

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