2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
acrimonious — UK US /ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs/ adjective FORMAL ► 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. an acrimonious departure/split/takeover… … Financial and business terms
acrimonious — I adjective acerb, acerbic, acrid, astringent, biting, bitter, blistering, captious, caustic, censorious, choleric, corrosive, cross tempered, cruel, cutting, cynical, embittered, envenomed, gruff, harsh, hostile, huffy, ill natured, inimical,… … Law dictionary
acrimonious — (adj.) 1610s, acrid, from Fr. acrimonieux, from M.L. acrimoniosus, from L. acrimonia (see ACRIMONY (Cf. acrimony)). Of dispositions, debates, etc., from 1775. Related: Acrimoniously; acrimoniousness … Etymology dictionary
acrimonious — *angry, irate, indignant, wrathful, wroth, mad Analogous words: testy, splenetic, choleric, *irascible, cranky, cross: rancorous, hostile, antagonistic (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY): quarrelsome, contentious, *belligerent Antonyms: irenic,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acrimonious — [adj] nasty in behavior, speech acerbic, acid, angry, astringent, belligerent, biting, bitter, caustic, censorious, churlish, crabby, cranky, cross, cutting, indignant, irascible, irate, ireful, mad, mordant, peevish, petulant, rancorous,… … New thesaurus
acrimonious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ angry and bitter. DERIVATIVES acrimoniously adverb … English terms dictionary
acrimonious — [ak΄ri mō′nē əs] adj. [ML acrimoniosus: see ACRIMONY] bitter and caustic in temper, manner, or speech acrimoniously adv. acrimoniousness n … English World dictionary
acrimonious — acrimoniously, adv. acrimoniousness, n. /ak reuh moh nee euhs/, adj. caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute. [1605 15; < ML acrimoniosus. See ACRIMONY, OUS] * * * … Universalium
acrimonious — ac|ri|mo|ni|ous [ˌækrıˈməuniəs US ˈmou ] adj an acrimonious meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry ▪ The meeting ended in an acrimonious dispute. >acrimoniously adv >acrimoniousness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
acrimonious — ac|ri|mo|ni|ous [ ,ækrı mouniəs ] adjective an acrimonious situation is unpleasant because people feel angry toward each other: an acrimonious divorce ╾ ac|ri|mo|ni|ous|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
