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acrimonious
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As an adjective, acrimonious means angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
Meanings of acrimonious
3 meaningsadjective
figurativelyAngry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
Marked by strong resentment or cynicism
“an acrimonious dispute”
“bitter about the divorce”
Similar: bitter
Older and rare meanings (1)
archaicHarsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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