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   acrimonious

   /ˌakrɪˈməʊnɪəs/

   adjective

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

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘bitter, pungent’): from acrimony + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. acrimoniously adverb

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   What does acrimonious mean?

   • Define acrimonious. acrimonious synonyms, acrimonious pronunciation, acrimonious translation, English dictionary definition of acrimonious. adj. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates. ac′ri·mo′ni·ous·ly adv. ac′ri·mo′ni·ous·ness n....

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   What does acrimony mean?

   • From acrimonious,, acrimony means sharp or corrosive. If gall cannot be made acrimonious and bitter of itself,, then whatever acrimony or amaritude (bitterness) arises in it must be from the admixture of melancholy. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

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   What are acrimonious words or quarrels?

   • Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry. There followed an acrimonious debate. Our relationship ended acrimoniously. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What does the prefix 'acrimo-' mean?

   • The prefix 'acrimo-' sounds like 'Lachrymo-' (saddening). When you are sad, you are typically bitter or angry towards others.

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   Acrimonious means full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, such as disputes, divorces, or debates, with synonyms and translations.

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   Acrimonious means angry and bitter, especially in feeling, language, or manner. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of acrimonious.

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    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.