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   acrimonious

   /ˌakrɪˈməʊnɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter: "an acrimonious dispute about wages"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘bitter, pungent’): from acrimony + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. acrimoniously adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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