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Word of the Day: ACRIMONIOUS

Sep 7, 2023

acrimonious (adj) - bitter and caustic in nature, manner, or speech

ACR- (bitter) + -MONY (status or behavior) + -OUS (full of)

acrimony means sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, manner, or speech

“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.” —George Washington