acrimonious
Who acts: meeting, people, band, neighbours, debate, divorce · What happens: become, shout, have, stop, talk, be · To what, where: acrimonious split, acrimonious row
«acrimonious» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: acrimonious in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Full of angry, bitter feelings and harsh words, usually about an argument, meeting or split.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 feelings | case |
| 3 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 feelings | amod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 angry | punct |
| 5 | bitter | bitter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 feelings | amod |
| 6 | feelings | feeling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Full | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 words | cc |
| 8 | harsh | harsh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 words | amod |
| 9 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 feelings | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 argument | punct |
| 11 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 14 argument | advmod |
| 12 | about | about | ADP | _ | 14 argument | case |
| 13 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 argument | det |
| 14 | argument | argument | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feelings | parataxis |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 meeting | punct |
| 16 | meeting | meeting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 argument | conj |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 split | cc |
| 18 | split | split | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 meeting | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Full | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The meeting became acrimonious, and people shouted.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 meeting | det |
| 2 | meeting | meeting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 became | nsubj |
| 3 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | acrimonious | acrimonious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 became | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 shouted | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 shouted | cc |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 shouted | nsubj |
| 8 | shouted | shout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 became | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 became | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | past | the meeting | acrimonious property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | shout speech: express | past | people | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
The band had an acrimonious split.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 band | det |
| 2 | band | band | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 split | det |
| 5 | acrimonious | acrimonious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 split | amod |
| 6 | split | split | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the band | a acrimonious split | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent split=Patient |
Example 3
After an acrimonious argument, the neighbours stopped talking.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 4 argument | case |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 argument | det |
| 3 | acrimonious | acrimonious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 argument | amod |
| 4 | argument | argument | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stopped | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 argument | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 neighbours | det |
| 7 | neighbours | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 stopped | nsubj |
| 8 | stopped | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | talking | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 stopped | xcomp |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 stopped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | past | the neighbours | after a acrimonious argument | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | talk | gerund | the neighbours not said here | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
The debate was long and acrimonious.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 debate | det |
| 2 | debate | debate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 long | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 long | cop |
| 4 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 acrimonious | cc |
| 6 | acrimonious | acrimonious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 long | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 long | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the debate | long property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the debate not said here | tree rules |
Example 5
Their divorce was acrimonious.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 divorce | nmod:poss |
| 2 | divorce | divorce | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 acrimonious | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 acrimonious | cop |
| 4 | acrimonious | acrimonious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 acrimonious | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Their divorce | acrimonious property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | divorce | Their = they | nom divorce «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 6
The game ended in an acrimonious row about the score.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 game | det |
| 2 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ended | nsubj |
| 3 | ended | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 row | case |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 row | det |
| 6 | acrimonious | acrimonious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 row | amod |
| 7 | row | row | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ended | obl |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 score | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 score | det |
| 10 | score | score | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 row | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ended | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end | past | the game | a acrimonious row about the score | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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