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1 tiukkasävyinen
• acrimonious -
2 katkera
yks.nom. katkera; yks.gen. katkeran; yks.part. katkeraa; yks.ill. katkeraan; mon.gen. katkerien katkerain; mon.part. katkeria; mon.ill. katkeriinacrid (adje)acrimonious (adje)bitter (adje)grievous (adje)grim (adje)virulent (adje)embittered (noun)hard (noun)harsh (noun)* * *• embittered• unsweet• unkind• sour• severe• painful• ironical• ironic• hostile• harsh• virulent• hard• disillusioned• disaffected• bitter• agonizing• acrimonious• acrid• grievous• grim -
3 kirpeä
yks.nom. kirpeä; yks.gen. kirpeän; yks.part. kirpeää kirpeätä; yks.ill. kirpeään; mon.gen. kirpeiden kirpeitten kirpeäin; mon.part. kirpeitä; mon.ill. kirpeihin kirpeisiinacrid (adje)acrimonious (adje)biting (adje)crisp (adje)cutting (adje)hot (adje)odor (adje)odour (adje)piquant (adje)pungent (adje)sharp (adje)sour (adje)tart (adje)bitter trenchant salt (noun)* * *• piquant• cynical• wry• hot• ironical• odour• pungent• salt• sharp• sour• spicy• trenchant• crisp• cutting• tart• bitter• biting• acrimonious• acrid• acetous• fresh• brisk -
4 pisteliäs
yks.nom. pisteliäs; yks.gen. pisteliään; yks.part. pisteliästä; yks.ill. pisteliääseen; mon.gen. pisteliäiden pisteliäitten; mon.part. pisteliäitä; mon.ill. pisteliäisiin pisteliäihinacrimonious (adje)caustic (adje)cutting (adje)pointed (adje)sarcastic (adje)* * *• pointed• sarcastic• ironical• ironic• devilish• cynical• cutting• caustic• carping• biting• acrimonious• sharp-tongued -
5 karvas
yks.nom. karvas; yks.gen. karvaan; yks.part. karvasta; yks.ill. karvaaseen; mon.gen. karvaiden karvaitten; mon.part. karvaita; mon.ill. karvaisiin karvaihinacid (adje)acrid (adje)bitter (adje)harsh (adje)pungent (adje)* * *• acerbic• pungent• unsweetened• vinegary• tart• sour• sharp• bitter• biting• acrimonious• acid• acrid• harsh
См. также в других словарях:
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
Acrimonious — Ac ri*mo ni*ous, a. [Cf. LL. acrimonious, F. acrimonieux.] 1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [Archaic] Harvey. [1913 Webster] 2. Caustic; bitter tempered sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acrimonious — I adjective acerb, acerbic, acrid, astringent, biting, bitter, blistering, captious, caustic, censorious, choleric, corrosive, cross tempered, cruel, cutting, cynical, embittered, envenomed, gruff, harsh, hostile, huffy, ill natured, inimical,… … Law dictionary
acrimonious — (adj.) 1610s, acrid, from Fr. acrimonieux, from M.L. acrimoniosus, from L. acrimonia (see ACRIMONY (Cf. acrimony)). Of dispositions, debates, etc., from 1775. Related: Acrimoniously; acrimoniousness … Etymology dictionary
acrimonious — *angry, irate, indignant, wrathful, wroth, mad Analogous words: testy, splenetic, choleric, *irascible, cranky, cross: rancorous, hostile, antagonistic (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY): quarrelsome, contentious, *belligerent Antonyms: irenic,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
acrimonious — [adj] nasty in behavior, speech acerbic, acid, angry, astringent, belligerent, biting, bitter, caustic, censorious, churlish, crabby, cranky, cross, cutting, indignant, irascible, irate, ireful, mad, mordant, peevish, petulant, rancorous,… … New thesaurus
acrimonious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ angry and bitter. DERIVATIVES acrimoniously adverb … English terms dictionary
acrimonious — [ak΄ri mō′nē əs] adj. [ML acrimoniosus: see ACRIMONY] bitter and caustic in temper, manner, or speech acrimoniously adv. acrimoniousness n … English World dictionary
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
acrimonious — ac|ri|mo|ni|ous [ˌækrıˈməuniəs US ˈmou ] adj an acrimonious meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry ▪ The meeting ended in an acrimonious dispute. >acrimoniously adv >acrimoniousness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
acrimonious — ac|ri|mo|ni|ous [ ,ækrı mouniəs ] adjective an acrimonious situation is unpleasant because people feel angry toward each other: an acrimonious divorce ╾ ac|ri|mo|ni|ous|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
