acrimonious ac·ri·mo·ni·ous adj

acrimonious ac·ri·mo·ni·ous adj
[ˌækrɪ'məʊnɪəs]
(frm: remark) astioso (-a), malevolo (-a), (argument) aspro (-a)

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  • acrimonious — ac•ri•mo•ni•ous [[t]ˌæk rəˈmoʊ ni əs[/t]] adj. caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious dispute[/ex] • Etymology: 1605–15; < ML ac ri•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv. ac ri•mo′ni•ous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • acrimonious — acrimoniously, adv. acrimoniousness, n. /ak reuh moh nee euhs/, adj. caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute. [1605 15; < ML acrimoniosus. See ACRIMONY, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • acrimonious — ac|ri|mo|ni|ous [ˌækrıˈməuniəs US ˈmou ] adj an acrimonious meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry ▪ The meeting ended in an acrimonious dispute. >acrimoniously adv >acrimoniousness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • acrimonious — ac·ri·mo·ni·ous || ‚ækrɪ məʊnjÉ™s adj. bitter, rancorous, caustic …   English contemporary dictionary

  • libelous — li·bel·ous also li·bel·lous / lī bə ləs/ adj: constituting or including libel a libelous magazine article Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. libelous …   Law dictionary

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