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Another word for acrimonious

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acrimonious

modif.

sharp, bitter, caustic, rancorous; see angry, sarcastic.

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Another word for acrimonious

adjective

Bitingly hostile:

bitter, embittered, hard, rancorous, resentful, virulent. See attitude, love

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acrimonious. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/acrimonious

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We need to defuse this increasingly acrimonious situation.
It is an acrimonious dispute, so exercise sensible caution!
It was an acrimonious split.
You are a busy matrimonial lawyer acting for a wife in very acrimonious divorce proceedings.
They had an acrimonious divorce.

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