un acrimonious
rəˈmoʊ adjective
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
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| —adj | |
| characterized by bitterness or sharpness of manner, speech, temper, etc | |
| acrimoniously | |
| —adv | |
| acrimoniousness | |
| —n | |
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Un acrimonious
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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.
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