acrimonious

(ăk'rə-mō'nē-əs)
adj.
Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.

acrimoniously ac'ri·mo'ni·ous·ly adv.
acrimoniousness ac'ri·mo'ni·ous·ness n.

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adjective

Bitingly hostile: bitter, embittered, hard, rancorous, resentful, virulent. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, love/hatred.

adj

Definition: pertaining to nastiness of behavior, speech
Antonyms: kind, kindly, peaceable

IN BRIEF: Full of hatred or bitterness.

Mr. Bernard's acrimonious attitude made him disagreeable to most people.

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• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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See words rhyming with "acrimonious."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bitter, sur, skarp

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbitterd

Français (French)
adj. - acrimonieux, aigre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bitter, bissig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πικρός, πικρόχολος

Italiano (Italian)
malevolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - acrimonioso, amargo

Русский (Russian)
желчный, саркастический (о характере), ожесточенным

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cáustico, mordaz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bitter, skarp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刻薄的, 辛辣的, 严厉的, 激烈的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 刻薄的, 辛辣的, 嚴厲的, 激烈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 엄한 , 신랄한, 독살스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 痛烈な, とげとげしい, 辛辣な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قارس, , لاذع, قاسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מריר בהתנהגותו או במזגו‬

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