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Acrimonious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Acrid; corrosive.

adj. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Abounding in acrimony or acridness; acrid; corrosive.

Figuratively, severe; bitter; virulent; caustic; stinging: applied to language, temper, etc.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism

Word Usage

"Gross said he clearly recognized what he called the "acrimonious relationship" between McCourt and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig , but rejected Dodgers attorneys' argument that MLB would use the loan to gain control of the team and push McCourt aside."

Equivalent

resentful

Cross Reference

acrid

Form

acrimoniousness acrimoniously

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

acrid corrosive caustic rancorous

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Antonius erroneous felonious harmonious parsimonious

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

caustic testy scathing censorious unfriendly