Meaning of ACRIMONIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `akru'mowneeus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bitter, resentful |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac"ri*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. LL. acrimonious, F.
acrimonieux.]
1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [Archaic]
--Harvey.
2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious
dispute, language, temper.
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| | Related Terms: | | acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, astringent, belligerent, biting, bitter, burning, caustic, choleric, contentious, corroding, corrosive, cranky, cross, cutting, double-edged, edged, embittered, escharotic, fierce, harsh, incisive, indignant, irascible, irate, ireful, keen, mad, mordacious, mordant, penetrating, piercing, poignant, quarrelsome, rancorous, rankled, resentful, resenting, rigorous, rough, scathing, scorching, severe, sharp, sore, splenetic, stabbing, stewing, stinging, strident, stringent, tart, testy, trenchant, vehement, violent, virulent, vitriolic, withering, wrathful, wrathy, wroth |
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