acrimonious

«acrimonious» in Mova's school dictionary: Full of angry, bitter feelings and harsh words, usually… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (acrimonious, more acrimonious, most acrimonious)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Full of angry, bitter feelings and harsh words, usually about an argument, meeting or split. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in news and stories about arguments, divorces or meetings that went badly. It tells the reader there was real anger and bitterness, not just a mild disagreement. Phrases: an acrimonious debate, an acrimonious divorce, acrimonious split.

examples

• The meeting became acrimonious, and people shouted. tree →
• The band had an acrimonious split. tree →
• After an acrimonious argument, the neighbours stopped talking. tree →
• The debate was long and acrimonious. tree →
• Their divorce was acrimonious. tree →
• The game ended in an acrimonious row about the score. tree →

note

Formal, mostly written. Noun: acrimony. Everyday words: bitter, nasty, angry. Pronounced ak-ri-MOH-nee-us.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «acrimonious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.