adjective · rare

acrimonious

acri·mo·ni·ous

acrimonious · more acrimonious · most acrimonious

гіркий

желчный, язвительный

bissig, erbittert

Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited,…Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.

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UK/ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/US/ˌæk.ɹɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/

» Tom and Mary had an acrimonious divorce and custody battle for their children.

Meaning

2 senses

(figuratively)Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
erbittert, bissig
язви́тельныйjazvítelʹnyj, же́лчныйžélčnyj
(archaic)Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.

More definitions

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

Examples

3 sentences

Tom and Mary had an acrimonious divorce and custody battle for their children.
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The band's split was acrimonious.
deDie Trennung der Gruppe geschah in Bitterkeit.
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Divorce can put mutual friends of the divorcing couple in a difficult position, particularly if it's an acrimonious split.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies:

Origin

From acrimony + -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ācrimōniōsus

From acrimony + -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ācrimōniōsus (“acrimonious”), from ācrimōnia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning “full of; prone to”, forming adjectives from nouns) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). Ācrimōnia is derived from Latin ācer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *-rós (suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots)) + Latin -mōnia (the feminine form of -mōnium (suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-mō (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs)).

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