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biting sharpness of feeling or expression
- she responded with such acrimony that he never brought the subject up again
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a harsh or sharp quality
- the acrimony of his parting words shocked everyone in the office
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“Acrimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrimony. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of acrimony was in 1542
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