acrimony

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St. Paul cavorted to Christianity, he preached holy acrimony which is another name for marriage.

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  1. noun Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.

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  • Wellcome's abandonment of acrimony was the apocalyptic harbinger that St. John missed, the Unlisted Number of the Beast. —  F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 01 - January 1999
  • Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] acrimony, angst and a inexhaustable supply of selfish and manipulating deceit, all very carefully dressed up w / the fraudulent and phony energy of a hollywood production. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • Despite the acrimony, developers and environmentalists agree that their combative relationship is not healthy for Long Island's future. —  Long Island Business News Products
  • … This was Obama's first major international foray, and he could not let it end in acrimony or wind up being seen as unable to move the Europeans after running a campaign based on his ability to manage the Western coalition. —  Belmont Club
  • I'd rather have a smaller commenting community that gets along, discusses and doesn't always agree, but can do it without the intense acrimony or insults. —  Taylor Marsh
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  1. Latin ācrimōnia, sharpness, from ācer, sharp; see ak- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French acrimonie = Spanish Portuguese Italian acrimonia, from Latin acrimonia, sharpness, pungency, austerity, from acer (acr-), sharp, pungent: see acrid and acid.
 

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