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    acrimonious
    /ˌakrɪˈməʊnɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter: "an acrimonious dispute about wages"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACRIMONIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal uk / ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs / us. Add to word list. involving a lot of anger and arguments: an acrimonious battle/debate/dispute Two top executives at the company resigned after an acrimonious battle for control.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › acrimoniousAcrimonious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ACRIMONIOUS is angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner. How to use acrimonious in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › acrimoniousAcrimonious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're familiar with the adjective acrid, which means "having a strongly unpleasant taste or smell," you might guess that acrimonious probably refers to something unpleasant, too. And you'd be right. Until the mid-nineteenth century, acrimonious meant the same thing as acrid.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACRIMONIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. formal us / ˌæk.rəˈmoʊ.ni.əs / uk / ˌæk.rɪˈməʊ.ni.əs / Add to word list. full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling: an acrimonious dispute. Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce. Synonym. bitter. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › acrimoniousACRIMONIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Acrimonious definition: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.. See examples of ACRIMONIOUS used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACRIMONIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    characterized by bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper, etc. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. acrimoniously (ˌacriˈmoniously) adverb. acrimoniousness (ˌacriˈmoniousness) noun. Word Frequency.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionacrimonious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of acrimonious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › acrimonious_adjacrimonious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    acrimonious is probably formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: acrimony n. , ‑ous suffix . See etymology

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishACRIMONIOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    ACRIMONIOUS definition: 1. involving a lot of anger, disagreement, and bad feelings: 2. angry, bad feelings between people. Learn more.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › acrimoniousacrimonious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · acrimonious (comparative more acrimonious, superlative most acrimonious) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.