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
Even if the negotiations have been intense and acrimonious, that’s not, in and of itself, evidence of unlawful conduct.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
The group – helmed by brothers Noel and Liam – headlined once (in 2004) prior to their acrimonious split in 2009, though there’s a sense of unfinished business.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 July 2024
Do acrimonious nomination hearings in the Senate dent spirits on the bench?
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Fortune, 25 June 2024
The couple married in 1991 but three years later, after their son was born, had an acrimonious divorce and a long, bitter custody battle.
—Kirsty Lang For The Times, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2021
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
The group – helmed by brothers Noel and Liam – headlined once (in 2004) prior to their acrimonious split in 2009, though there’s a sense of unfinished business.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 July 2024
Do acrimonious nomination hearings in the Senate dent spirits on the bench?
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Fortune, 25 June 2024
The couple married in 1991 but three years later, after their son was born, had an acrimonious divorce and a long, bitter custody battle.
—Kirsty Lang For The Times, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2021
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“Acrimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrimonious. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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