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- Dictionaryacrimonious/ˌakrɪˈməʊnɪəs/
adjective
- 1. (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter: "an acrimonious dispute about wages"
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adjective. us / ˌæk·rəˈmoʊ·ni·əs / Add to word list. angry and including strong accusations: After an acrimonious debate, the proposal was adopted. acrimony. noun [ U ] us / ˈæk·rəˌmoʊ·ni / The acrimony of a legal battle destroyed their friendship.
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.
noun [ U ] formal uk / ˈæk.rɪ.mə.ni / us / ˈæk.rəˌmoʊ.ni / Add to word list. anger, argument, and bad feeling: The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people. The decision was reached without acrimony or controversy. See. acrimonious. Fewer examples. Her response was surprisingly free of acrimony.
Definition of 'acrimonious' Word Frequency. acrimonious. (ækrɪmoʊniəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry. [formal] There followed an acrimonious debate. Synonyms: bitter, cutting, biting, sharp More Synonyms of acrimonious. acrimoniously adverb [ADVERB with verb]
: angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner. an acrimonious dispute. acrimoniously adverb. acrimoniousness noun. Synonyms. acrid. bitter. embittered. hard. rancorous. resentful. sore. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of acrimonious in a Sentence.
/ˈækrəˌmoʊniəs/ /ækrəˈmʌʊniəs/ IPA guide. Other forms: acrimoniously. Locked in a mean-spirited, bitter argument? That's an acrimonious situation that might result in fists flying unless you and your opponent can cool down.
Definition of acrimonious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Acrimonious definition: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.. See examples of ACRIMONIOUS used in a sentence.
acrimonious (adjective) acrimonious /ˌækrə ˈ moʊnijəs/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of ACRIMONIOUS. [more acrimonious; most acrimonious] formal. : angry and bitter. an acrimonious debate. acrimonious disputes between nations. He went through an acrimonious divorce.
ACRIMONIOUS definition: 1. involving a lot of anger, disagreement, and bad feelings: 2. angry, bad feelings between people. Learn more.
