Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an acrimonious manner; sharply; bitterly; pungently.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an acrimonious manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
acrimonious manner; withacrimony .
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Examples
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Later that month Myler splits acrimoniously with his former employer over the still disputed question of whether or not he and the News of the World's former head of legal, Tom Crone, told James Murdoch that phone hacking at the paper went beyond a single rogue reporter back in 2008.
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For Bellamy it was an evening he will cherish, given the way his time at City ended so acrimoniously.
Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City (3-2 agg) | Carling Cup match report 2012
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Xavi produced a goal of surgical precision to give Barcelona a 3-2 win over Milan in an enthralling Champions League match which also featured Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring against the Catalan club he left acrimoniously last year.
Milan 2-3 Barcelona | Champions League Group H match report 2011
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Mr. Lampert's bare-bones décor frustrated some of his business partners, notably Martha Stewart Omniliving Media Inc., whose relationship with Kmart ended acrimoniously in 2009.
Holiday Sales Woes Cast Cloud Over Sears Miguel Bustillo 2011
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The two sides broke all contact last Wednesday after talks over an agreement, which includes where news media outlets can syndicate material, the speed of publication of pictures and the extent to which readers can engage with online content during a match, acrimoniously broke down when the football bodies walked away from the table.
Premier League and Football League back in talks over media coverage 2011
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Williams and Woods split acrimoniously in June, with each offering different versions of what happened between them.
Caddie Steve Williams in race row after attack on Tiger Woods 2011
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My husband and I separated acrimoniously nearly two years ago.
Problem solved 2011
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Last year's climate-change summit in Copenhagen ended acrimoniously with a last-minute nonbinding accord brokered by the U.S. and China, both of which had traded accusations of diplomatic snubs.
Climate Talks in Tianjin Put Spotlight on China Shai Oster 2010
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They are holed up at an LA airport hotel and will hold the vote there, nearly two months after a first attempt to elect a chairman for the next four years failed acrimoniously.
Up & Under: Bernard Lapasset set to be re-elected as IRB chairman 2011
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A key OPEC meeting split acrimoniously in June after Iran successfully thwarted a Saudi push to hike oil output.
Iran Approves Guard Official as Oil Minister Benoit Faucon 2011
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