acrimonious
Adjective: - Bitter and angry in tone or manner: Describes speech, arguments, or relationships characterized by strong resentment, harshness, and ill will. - Marked by strong resentment or cynicism: Involving deep-seated bitterness, often resulting from a dispute or disagreement.
The adjective "acrimonious" is used to describe situations, exchanges, or feelings that are filled with bitterness and animosity. It is a formal word often applied to conflicts, debates, separations, or criticisms. - It typically modifies nouns like debate, dispute, divorce, argument, relationship, exchange, or tone. - It describes the quality of the interaction as being sharp, bitter, and resentful.
- The negotiations between the two companies ended in an acrimonious stalemate.
- Their acrimonious divorce was covered extensively in the newspapers.
- The meeting was followed by an acrimonious exchange of letters between the directors.
- Despite their past friendship, their professional relationship became increasingly acrimonious.
- "acrimoniously" (adverb): In a bitter and angry manner.
- The partnership dissolved acrimoniously after years of disagreement.
- The term often implies that the bitterness is prolonged and deeply felt, not just a momentary anger.
- Acrimony (noun): Bitterness or ill feeling.
- The debate was filled with personal acrimony.
- Acrimoniousness (noun): The state or quality of being acrimonious. (Less common)
- Bitter: Having a sharp, unpleasant taste; (figuratively) characterized by resentment.
- Caustic: Bitingly sarcastic or harsh.
- Vitriolic: Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
- Sarcastic: Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.
- Hostile: Unfriendly; antagonistic.
- Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
- Cordial: Warm and friendly.
- Harmonious: Free from disagreement or dissent.
- Peaceful: Free from disturbance; tranquil.
While there are no direct idioms using "acrimonious," the concept is central to phrases describing bitter conflict: - Part on bad terms: To end a relationship with anger and resentment. - Unfortunately, they parted on bad terms after the acrimonious argument. - A war of words: A bitter exchange of arguments or criticisms. - The political debate turned into a protracted and acrimonious war of words.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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an acrimonious dispute
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bitter about the divorce
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