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acrimonious Definition


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acrimony
noun
    1. Bitterness in feeling, temper or speech.
      Thesaurus: bitterness, resentment, rancour, acerbity, ill will, churlishness, virulence, petulance, sarcasm, asperity, harshness; Antonym: cordiality, goodwill.
Derivative: acrimonious
adj
    Bitter in feeling, temper or speech
      Thesaurus: bitter, biting, sarcastic, acerbic, sardonic, irascible, virulent, caustic, cutting, rancorous, peevish, mordant, churlish; Antonym: amicable, peaceable.
Derivative: acrimoniously
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin acrimonia.



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