acrimoniousness
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Acrimoniousness — Ac ri*mo ni*ous*ness, n. The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acrimoniousness — acrimōˈniousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑acrimony * * * acrimoniousness rare 0. (ˌækrɪˈməʊnɪəsnɪs) [f. as prec. + ness.] The quality or habit of being acrimonious. In Todd, and subseq. Dicts … Useful english dictionary
acrimoniousness — noun see acrimonious … New Collegiate Dictionary
acrimoniousness — See acrimoniously. * * * … Universalium
acrimoniousness — noun The quality of being resentful or cynical … Wiktionary
acrimoniousness — n. bitterness, rancor, causticity … English contemporary dictionary
acrimonious — adjective Date: 1659 caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner < an acrimonious dispute > • acrimoniously adverb • acrimoniousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Randall Collins — Randall Collins, Ph.D. (born 1941) The Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Member of the Advisory Editors Council of the Social Evolution History Journal.Education*1963 A.B. Harvard College *1964 M.A.,… … Wikipedia
acrimonious — acrimoniously, adv. acrimoniousness, n. /ak reuh moh nee euhs/, adj. caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute. [1605 15; < ML acrimoniosus. See ACRIMONY, OUS] * * * … Universalium
spleen — spleenish, adj. /spleen/, n. 1. a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn out red blood cells, and as a… … Universalium
