acrimonious
adjective
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc..
acrimoniously
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a word derived from
acrimonious.
Example Sentences
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Navigating a career-threatening doping case, surviving the ferocious Eubank rivalry and acrimoniously splitting from long-time promoter Eddie Hearn transformed him from 'Nigel's boy' into one of British boxing's most polarising headliners.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He split acrimoniously from Tony Pontius, the long-time manager of his record label BGP, because of Pontius’ refusal to release the song.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Bonner, who previously served as a federal judge and was head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, isn’t the only commissioner to acrimoniously leave the oversight body this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Williams was the anchor of the offensive line before his time in Washington ended acrimoniously over allegations that a cancerous tumor on his head was misdiagnosed by team doctors.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
The Ragged Men in the other world debated acrimoniously.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 by Various
