ACRIMONIOUS

ACRIMO'NIOUS, adjective 1. Sharp; bitter; corrosive; abounding with acrimony.2. Figuratively, sharpness or severity of temper; bitterness of expression proceeding from anger, ill-nature, or petulance.

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acrimonious. Acrimonious, a. sharp, corrosive, tart, austere

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Ac″ri‐mo″ni‐ous (�), a. [[Cf. LL. acrimonious, F. acrimonieux.]] 1. 1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. Harvey.
2. 2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper.