acrimonious
adjective
[ ˌakrɪˈməʊnɪəs ]
• (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter.
• "an acrimonious dispute about wages"
Similar:
bitter,
rancorous,
caustic,
acerbic,
scathing,
sarcastic,
acid,
harsh,
sharp,
razor-edged,
cutting,
astringent,
trenchant,
mordant,
virulent,
spiteful,
vicious,
crabbed,
vitriolic,
savage,
hostile,
hate-filled,
venomous,
poisonous,
nasty,
ill-natured,
mean,
malign,
malicious,
malignant,
waspish,
pernicious,
splenetic,
irascible,
choleric,
bitchy,
catty,
slashing,
acidulous,
mordacious,
envenomed,
squint-eyed,
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘bitter, pungent’): from acrimony + -ous.
