Adjective : an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute. From Dictionary.com.
My brother is going to France, she said acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [The House at Riverton] Reference
Several previous sessions have broken up acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [BP Sues TNK-BP Russia Partners] Reference
A 40 year marriage dissolved bitterly and acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Birthday Surprises] Reference
If this has to be asked bluntly and even acrimoniously, so be it. From Wordnik.com. ["Afghanistan: in advance of the vote"] Reference
Hifield asked a little more acrimoniously than he really intended. From Wordnik.com. [Parlor Games] Reference
The conduct of Mr. Pitt is not more acrimoniously discussed at the. From Wordnik.com. [A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners] Reference
Apparently they parted acrimoniously, particularly on the subject of money. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2004] Reference
The conversation might have gone acrimoniously further, had not Harriman walked in. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
Lusaka with little to show after overnight talks that broke up acrimoniously shortly before 6 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Inequality and discrimination will break the union up far more rapidly and acrimoniously than devolution. From Wordnik.com. [A Parliament for England? Take Part in the Poll] Reference
The partnership ended acrimoniously in 1974, but Parton wrote I Will Always Love You for him as she left. From Wordnik.com. [Porter Wagoner, R. I. P.] Reference
Take the opening scene, a flashback in which Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant acrimoniously end their marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Scherzando] Reference
Convention, and as such was then and afterwards acrimoniously attacked by the Republicans throughout the country. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
I will confess here that 6 weeks before my dissertation defense, my partner of many years and I parted ways, and acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Excuses, Excuses....Excused: The Teacher Learns A Lesson] Reference
Social scientists vigorously and often acrimoniously debate the extent to which marriage is responsible for these better outcomes. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
Seen through such a lens, the most economically productive people are cancer patients in the midst of getting acrimoniously divorced. From Wordnik.com. [John Robbins: How The GDP Is Leading Us Terribly Astray] Reference
The subject of the film would involve something that caused S & H to split acrimoniously in 1980 and that is finally resolved in 2002. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
And since Clinton and Brown ran acrimoniously against each other for president in 1992, maybe there was even a big feud between the two. From Wordnik.com. [William Bradley: How Jerry Brown Cleared The Democratic Field for Governor of California] Reference
In the event it was a short-lived infatuation that ended acrimoniously, Mark complaining afterward that Victoria “only loved herself.”. From Wordnik.com. [Posh & Becks] Reference
"Hain't teched 'em, now!" he cried, acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Down the Ravine] Reference
It was believed the couple had split acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Your Local Guardian | Wimbledon] Reference
It was understood the couple had split acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Mirror.co.uk - News] Reference
The new generation has shown itself acrimoniously critical. From Wordnik.com. [Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism] Reference
"I can't say as 'ow I do," said the cook somewhat acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Sea Urchins] Reference
"I can't say as 'ow I do," said the cook, somewhat acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [More Cargoes 1897] Reference
Retreat foreclose an interview with a peevish friend acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Somehow Good] Reference
Then she wrote acrimoniously, reminding Brit of his duty to his children. From Wordnik.com. [Sawtooth Ranch] Reference
"Eh! monsieur! do you not know on what I have sent him?" replied Louis, acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [The Man in the Iron Mask] Reference
Their voices, lowered at first, rose acrimoniously; almost they penetrated to the silent room beyond. From Wordnik.com. [Long Live the King!] Reference
Also the country will be acrimoniously divided, more divided perhaps than any time since the Civil War. From Wordnik.com. [The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Reference
Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari's visit to Britain finished as acrimoniously as it began yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest From www.politics.co.uk] Reference
They carried on the parliamentary war, not less acrimoniously than when they were a majority, but somewhat more artfully. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3] Reference
The couple divorced acrimoniously two years ago following a stormy 21-year marriage characterised by a series of violent rows. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The meeting ended acrimoniously, though Truman attempted to placate Marshall by noting that he was "inclined" to side with him. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator]
When he left the firm acrimoniously in October, 2008, he refused to authorise further payments of commission, amounting to £4. 3m. From Wordnik.com. [icLiverpool] Reference
"You ought to heard what he said to me when I asked him to come over to our house and --" began Mrs. Ducker somewhat acrimoniously. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Crow, Detective] Reference
When he left the firm acrimoniously in October 2008, he refused to authorise further payments of commission, amounting to £4. 3million. From Wordnik.com. [TEAMtalk Football News] Reference
When he left the firm acrimoniously in October 2008, he refused to authorise further payments of commission, amounting to £4.3 million. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
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