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acrimonious, a.|ˌækrɪˈməʊnɪəs|
[ad. Fr. acrimonieux, -euse, ad. med.L. ācrimōniōs-us, f. ācrimōnia; see acrimony and -ous.]
1. 1 = acrid 1. arch.
1612Woodall Surgeon's Mate Wks. 1653, 180 If it proceed of an acrimonious fretting humor, etc. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 336 Artificiall copperose..is a rough and acrimonious kinde of salt. 1664H. Power Exp. Philos. i. 63 A sharp and acrimonious vapour that strikes our nostrils. 1732Arbuthnot Rules of Diet 298 All Substances that abound with an acrimonious Salt and Volatile Oil are hurtful. 1813Marshall Gardening §19, 328 (ed. 5) The sap is very (even dangerously) acrimonious. 1856Mill Logic iv. v. §4 (1868) II. 244 Natural substances which possessed strong and acrimonious properties.
2. Bitter and irritating in disposition or manner; bitter-tempered.
1775Johnson Tax. no Tyr. 69 Malignity thus acrimonious. 1831Scott Abbot i. 12 Engaged in a furious and acrimonious contest. 1833I. Taylor Fanaticism §1, 2 If..his feelings are petulant and acrimonious. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 565 Only a single acrimonious expression escaped him. 1861May Const. Hist. Eng. I. i. 54 (1863) Political hostility had been embittered by the most acrimonious disputes. |