acrimonious+debate

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• acrimonious debate — bitter dispute …   English contemporary dictionary

• acrimonious — [[t]æ̱krɪmo͟ʊniəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry. [FORMAL] The acrimonious debate on the agenda ended indecisively. Syn: bitter Derived words: acrimoniously ADV GRADED ADV with v Our relationship… …   English dictionary

• acrimonious — UK US /ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs/ adjective FORMAL ► involving a lot of anger and arguments: an acrimonious battle/debate/dispute »Two top executives at the company resigned after an acrimonious battle for control. an acrimonious departure/split/takeover… …   Financial and business terms

• debate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ growing ▪ the growing debate on school reform ▪ fierce, heated, intense …   Collocations dictionary

• debate — I n. 1) to conduct, hold; moderate a debate 2) an acrimonious, bitter; heated, lively, sharp, spirited debate 3) a campaign; parliamentary debate 4) a debate about; with II v. 1) to debate heatedly, hotly 2) (D; intr.) to debate about (to debate… …   Combinatory dictionary

• acrimonious — adj. Acrimonious is used with these nouns: ↑debate, ↑dispute, ↑divorce, ↑exchange, ↑split …   Collocations dictionary

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