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Acrimoniously
[
ak-r
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moh
-nee-
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Origin
ac·ri·mo·ni·ous
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ˌæk
rəˈmoʊ
ni
əs
/
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adjective
caustic, stinging, or bitter in
nature
, speech, behavior, etc.:
an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Medieval Latin
ācrimōniōsus.
See
acrimony
,
-ous
Related forms
ac·ri·mo·ni·ous·ly,
adverb
ac·ri·mo·ni·ous·ness,
noun
un·ac·ri·mo·ni·ous,
adjective
un·ac·ri·mo·ni·ous·ly,
adverb
un·ac·ri·mo·ni·ous·ness,
noun
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acrimonious
(ˌækrɪˈməʊnɪəs)
—
adj
characterized by bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper, etc
acrimoniously
—
adv
acrimoniousness
—
n
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acrimonious
1610s, "acrid," from Fr. acrimonieux, from M.L. acrimoniosus, from L. acrimonia (see
acrimony
). Of dispositions, debates, etc., from 1775.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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