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acrimonious
Meaning: angry and bitter in tone
acrimonious in a sentence
How acrimonious is used in real sentences:
The acrimonious debate dragged on for hours.
The acrimonious debate dragged on for hours.
“Rusk arrived first, pugnacious and ready to challenge every bearing, and the conversation soon became acrimonious when Harrow questioned his ownership.”
— from the passage The Marker on the Slope
“Ridge potters answered in increasingly acrimonious essays, whose angry accusations transformed an artistic disagreement into a bitter public quarrel.”
— from the passage Clay and Conviction
Synonyms for acrimonious
Other words for acrimonious — bitter, rancorous and caustic — carry the same meaning.
- bitter
- rancorous
- caustic
Antonyms of acrimonious
Words that mean the opposite of acrimonious:
- amicable
- peaceful
- cordial
Where it comes from
From Latin acer 'sharp, bitter'
Memory hook
ACRI (sharp) + MONIOUS — sharp in speech.
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