acrimonious
adjective
ac·ri·mo·ni·ous
ˌa-krə-ˈmō-nē-əs 
acrimoniously
adverb
acrimoniousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of acrimonious in a Sentence
Each man came out of their acrimonious 200-meter showdown on July 23 with an injured hamstring and a decidedly negative vibe.
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Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000
My May 19, 1967, memorandum to the president unleashed a storm of controversy. … It led to tense and acrimonious Senate hearings that pitted me against the Joint Chiefs of Staff and generated rumors they intended to resign en masse.
—Robert McNamara, In Retrospect, 1995
But considering the momentousness of the issue, the original Darwinian debate was far less acrimonious than might have been expected …
—Gertrude Himmelfarb, American Scholar, Autumn 1981
We could tell, however, when debate became more acrimonious than professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father.
—Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960
He went through an acrimonious divorce.
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends
Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000
My May 19, 1967, memorandum to the president unleashed a storm of controversy. … It led to tense and acrimonious Senate hearings that pitted me against the Joint Chiefs of Staff and generated rumors they intended to resign en masse.
—Robert McNamara, In Retrospect, 1995
But considering the momentousness of the issue, the original Darwinian debate was far less acrimonious than might have been expected …
—Gertrude Himmelfarb, American Scholar, Autumn 1981
We could tell, however, when debate became more acrimonious than professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father.
—Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960
He went through an acrimonious divorce.
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends
Recent Examples on the Web
As the Daily Beast said, the family has taken serious hits in recent years, with the 2022 death of Queen Elizabeth II, the acrimonious departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the controversy surrounding Prince Andrew.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The hope is now that the company can put this acrimonious affair behind it and move forward as a team to deliver on its strategic pivot away from selling EVs to AI and robotics.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
After those two acrimonious splits, Berry began dating Hunt during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
Yet the degree of cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in Ukraine is remarkable in light of the two powers’ acrimonious past.
—Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The hope is now that the company can put this acrimonious affair behind it and move forward as a team to deliver on its strategic pivot away from selling EVs to AI and robotics.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
After those two acrimonious splits, Berry began dating Hunt during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
Yet the degree of cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in Ukraine is remarkable in light of the two powers’ acrimonious past.
—Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Acrimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrimonious. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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