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Antonyms for acrimonious

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ak-ruh-moh-nee-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæk rəˈmoʊ ni əs

Definition of acrimonious

Origin :
  • 1610s, "acrid," from French acrimonieux, from Medieval Latin acrimoniosus, from Latin acrimonia (see acrimony). Of dispositions, debates, etc., from 1775. Related: Acrimoniously; acrimoniousness.
  • adj nasty in behavior, speech
Example sentences :
  • Terry, after some acrimonious correspondence, challenged Broderick.
  • Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • Gallagher had written down every word of an acrimonious debate.
  • Extract from : « General John Regan » by George A. Birmingham
  • Acrimonious discussion as to the running of the Bleachery Life.
  • Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
  • The answers which he received from Versailles were cold and acrimonious.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • There is little of the acrimonious or the fault-finding note in his pages.
  • Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten
  • The discussions in the committee seem to have been acrimonious.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • And how easily can we imagine the acrimonious discussions that went on!
  • Extract from : « Pickwickian Studies » by Percy Fitzgerald
  • Consider how much these acrimonious tempers must break in upon the peace, and destroy the comfort, of those around you.
  • Extract from : « A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. » by William Wilberforce
  • His speech, on the whole, was not regarded as hostile or acrimonious.
  • Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs (Third Part) Volume II (of II) » by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville
  • The debate on the Address in the session of 1889 was prolonged and acrimonious.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. III of IV » by Charles L. Graves

Synonyms for acrimonious

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