acrimonious
adjective
ac·ri·mo·ni·ous
ˌa-krə-ˈmō-nē-əs 
acrimoniously
adverb
acrimoniousness
noun
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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
Flashback: The political battle over whether to fund the existing convention hall was acrimonious in 2009 and early 2010.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
The shooting, which injured Trump in his right ear and led to the deaths of both the shooter and one rally attendee, is formally being investigated as an assassination attempt, heightening the tenor of an already acrimonious race.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 July 2024
That led to an acrimonious meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir late last year.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2012
Or when an ex reaches out after an acrimonious breakup?
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
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Nate Rau, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
The shooting, which injured Trump in his right ear and led to the deaths of both the shooter and one rally attendee, is formally being investigated as an assassination attempt, heightening the tenor of an already acrimonious race.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 July 2024
That led to an acrimonious meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir late last year.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2012
Or when an ex reaches out after an acrimonious breakup?
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Acrimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrimonious. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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