Meanings
adverbacrimoniously (comparative more acrimoniously, superlative most acrimoniously)
comparative more acrimoniously · superlative most acrimoniously
- In an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
Mr. Civil was acrimoniously disputing the orthodoxy of this visiting brother's intention to sing this from the pulpit at the close of the evening sermon.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 170
Origin
Translations
Finnish kitkerästi
- kitkerästiin an acrimonious manner
Portuguese acrimoniosamente
- acrimoniosamentein an acrimonious manner
Spanish enconadamente
- enconadamentein an acrimonious manner
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Chicago
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