acrimonious

English

Etymology

acrimony +‎ -ous. From French acrimonieux, from Latin acrimoniosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æk.ɹɪ.ˈmoʊ.ni.əs/

Adjective

acrimonious (comparative more acrimonious, superlative most acrimonious)

1. angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone.
   • 2010, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1579: Visitation Rights

     That would be a way more acrimonious custody battle than the one my parents had over me.

Synonyms

• rancorous

Derived terms

• acrimoniously
• acrimoniousness

Translations

sharp and harsh

• Bulgarian: язвителен (bg) (jazvitelen), жлъчен (bg) (žlǎčen), хаплив (bg) (hapliv)
• Dutch: verbitterd (nl), bitsig (nl), gemeen (nl), acrimonieus (nl), venijnig (nl), rancuneus (nl), bits (nl), vinnig (nl), scherp (nl)
• French: acrimonieux (fr) m
• Georgian: ღვარძლიანი (ka) (ḡvarjliani), მწარე (ka) (mcare)
• German: erbittert, bissig
• Greek: πικρός, οξύς, πικρόχολος, οργισμένος
• Polish: ostry (pl), kłótliwy (pl)

• Portuguese: acrimonioso (pt) m
• Romanian: acrimonios (ro)
• Russian: язвительный (ru) (jazvítelʹnyj), желчный (ru) (žélčnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: jedak (sh), zajedljiv (sh), žučljiv (sh)
• Spanish: áspero (es) m, cáustico (es) m, sarcástico (es) m

Anagrams

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