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acrimonious

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ac⋅ri⋅mo⋅ni⋅ous

  [ak-ruh-moh-nee-uhs]
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–adjective
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
Origin:
1605–15; < ML ācrimōniōsus. See acrimony, -ous

Related forms:
ac⋅ri⋅mo⋅ni⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
ac⋅ri⋅mo⋅ni⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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ac·ri·mo·ni·ous   (āk'rə-mō'nē-əs)   
adj.  Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.
ac'ri·mo'ni·ous·ly adv., ac'ri·mo'ni·ous·ness n.
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