Acrimony
['ækrɪmənɪ] or [ækrɪmoni]
Definition
(n.) A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants.
(n.) Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.
Checker: Maisie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Sharpness, corrosiveness, causticity.[2]. Severity, harshness, sourness, tartness, asperity, virulence, bitterness, acerbity, rancor, venom, crabbedness, moroseness, churlishness, ill-temper, bad blood.
Typist: Xavier
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sharpness, bitterness, sourness, causticity, acerbity, asperity, tartness,ill-feeling, hostility, animosity
ANT:Smoothness, courtesy, mildness, blandness, pleasantness, friendship,amiability
Checked by Edmond
Definition
n. bitterness of feeling or language.—adj. Acrimō′nious sharp bitter.—n. Acrimō′niousness the state or quality of being acrimonious: severity.
Checker: Tina
Examples
- The Jesuits, in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There has since been a great deal of acrimony displayed in discussions of the question as to who set Columbia on fire. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Edited by Bradley