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acrimonious

/ak-ruh-moh-nee-uhs/US // ˌæk rəˈmoʊ ni əs //UK // (ˌækrɪˈməʊnɪəs) //

尖锐的,尖刻的,尖刻,尖锐

Related Words

rancorous粗暴的,粗鲁的,粗暴,冷酷无情testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人belligerent好战,好战的,好战的人,交战petulant娇气,娇气的,娇气的人,娇惯caustic苛责,苛刻的,苛求,苛责的bitter苦涩,苦涩的,惨痛,惨痛的acerbic涩的,涩味,尖刻的,涩acid酸,酸液,酸酸的,酸性angry愤怒的,愤怒,愤怒地,生气astringent收敛剂,收敛性,涩味剂,涩味biting咬咬牙,咬牙切齿,咬牙切齿的,咬咬咬censorious审查,审查者,审查员,审查的churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的crabby倔强的,倔强,倔强的人,螃蟹cranky烦躁不安,脾气暴躁,烦躁的,烦躁不安的cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形cutting切割,切削,切断,削减indignant忿忿不平,愤慨的,愤慨,愤怒的irascible暴躁,暴躁的,气急败坏,脾气暴躁irate愤怒的,恼怒的,恼火的,愤怒

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.nasty in behavior, speech
Synonyms
belligerent好战,好战的,好战的人,交战bitter苦涩,苦涩的,惨痛,惨痛的caustic苛责,苛刻的,苛求,苛责的petulant娇气,娇气的,娇气的人,娇惯rancorous粗暴的,粗鲁的,粗暴,冷酷无情testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人acerbic涩的,涩味,尖刻的,涩acid酸,酸液,酸酸的,酸性angry愤怒的,愤怒,愤怒地,生气astringent收敛剂,收敛性,涩味剂,涩味biting咬咬牙,咬牙切齿,咬牙切齿的,咬咬咬censorious审查,审查者,审查员,审查的churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的crabby倔强的,倔强,倔强的人,螃蟹cranky烦躁不安,脾气暴躁,烦躁的,烦躁不安的cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形cutting切割,切削,切断,削减indignant忿忿不平,愤慨的,愤慨,愤怒的irascible暴躁,暴躁的,气急败坏,脾气暴躁irate愤怒的,恼怒的,恼火的,愤怒ireful愤怒的,愤怒,愤怒的人,愤慨mad疯狂,疯狂的,疯了,疯mordant媒染剂,媒质,媒质剂,媒材peevish乖张,乖戾,乖张的,乖戾的sarcastic讽刺,带讽刺意味的,带讽刺意味,挖苦sharp尖锐,犀利,尖锐的,锐利spiteful怀恨在心,刻薄的人,刻薄的,刻薄splenetic脾性,芨芨草,溅射,溅射性tart馅饼,果馅饼,蛋挞,挞伐trenchant犀利的,鞭辟入里,精辟的,犀利wrathful愤怒的,忿怒的,彪悍的,忿忿不平

Examples

  • On the final day, August 24, after much acrimonious debate, a new definition of “planet” was put to a vote.

  • Pelosi allies and detractors alike expect that she’ll find a way to get both sides to an agreement, even if it’s an acrimonious one.

  • In an acrimonious meeting last fall, an FDA advisory committee recommended against approval and harshly rebuked FDA staff for what it called an overly positive view.

  • Negotiations grew acrimonious, and the two sides couldn’t agree on a price.

  • Staffers suggest Greenwald, 54, is motivated by more than just psychic payback for his acrimonious divorce from the Intercept seven months ago.

  • And as our political life grows more divided and acrimonious, so will our legal system.

  • Craig Dershowitz spent $60,000 fighting for the return of his dog Knuckles after an acrimonious breakup with his girlfriend.

  • We were involved in a terribly acrimonious breakup, with great enmity between us and a custody battle slowly gathering energy.

  • The second is a much smaller matter regarding an acrimonious election involving a few hundred voters.

  • The filibuster reform fight, if pursued, could be far bigger and way, way, way more acrimonious.

  • The ruling passion of the brother-in-law was a stern and acrimonious party spirit.

  • When the public prints were filled with an acrimonious discussion as to the meaning of the instructions given to the jury.

  • Discussions of the relative merits of The Fair Penitent and its source have been almost invariably acrimonious.

  • La Ruelle answered in acrimonious terms, declaring that the country was being ruined by German soldiers sent there by the Bishop.

  • The two men aired their grievances in a long and acrimonious controversy carried on in the columns of the Virginia Gazette.

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