acrimonious

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.

   “Sanguinarina, as procured from the sulphate, is a yellowish gray powder without odor, and almost without taste. A slight acrimonious impression is developed after a time upon the tongue from the partial solubility of the alkaloid in saliva.”

2. sıfat Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.

   “Theſe points are diſcuſſed with the ability and learning which diſtinguiſh the Right Reverend Author's [Samuel Horsley's] publications, but not without acrimonious expreſſions of contempt and indignation againſt his opponent [Joseph Priestley].”