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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.
: 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' 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]
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.
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....
Acrimonious definition: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.. See examples of ACRIMONIOUS used in a sentence.
Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous. An acrimonious debate between the two candidates. Bitter and caustic in temper, manner, or speech. Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone.
ACRIMONIOUS meaning: 1. involving a lot of anger, disagreement, and bad feelings: 2. angry, bad feelings between people. Learn more.
Definition of acrimonious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
