acrimonious
An acrimonious argument (sense 2)
Meaning
Adjective
- Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
- Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
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- ) + Latin -mōnia (the feminine form of -mōnium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-mō ("suffix forming {{glossary") from verbs}}).
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