Acrimoniously
(Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ly), adv. In an acrimonious manner.
Acrimoniousness
(Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ness), n. The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony.
Acrimony
(Ac"ri*mo*ny) n.; pl. Acrimonies [L. acrimonia, fr. acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie.]
1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony
of the juices of certain plants. [Archaic] Bacon.
2. Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.
John the Baptist set himself with much acrimony and indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant conceit
of theirs.
South.
Syn. — Acrimony, Asperity, Harshness, Tartness. These words express different degrees of angry
feeling or language. Asperity and harshness arise from angry feelings, connected with a disregard for
the feelings of others. Harshness usually denotes needless severity or an undue measure of severity.
Acrimony is a biting sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit. Tartness denotes slight asperity and
implies some degree of intellectual readiness. Tartness of reply; harshness of accusation; acrimony of
invective.
In his official letters he expressed, with great acrimony, his contempt for the king's character.
Macaulay.
It is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received.
Johnson.
A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth of harshness and brutality.
Shaftesbury.
Acrisia
(||A*cris"i*a Ac"ri*sy) n. [LL. acrisia, Gr. 'a priv. + to separate, to decide.]
1. Inability to judge.
2. (Med.) Undecided character of a disease. [Obs.]
Acrita
(||Ac"ri*ta) n. pl. [NL., from Gr. indiscernible; 'a priv. + to distinguish.] (Zoöl.) The lowest groups
of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.
Acritan
(Ac"ri*tan) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Acrita. — n. An individual of the Acrita.
Acrite
(Ac"rite) a. (Zoöl.) Acritan. Owen.
Acritical
(A*crit"ic*al) a. [Gr. 'a priv. + critical.] (Med.) Having no crisis; giving no indications of a
crisis; as, acritical symptoms, an acritical abscess.
Acritochromacy
(Ac`ri*to*chro"ma*cy) n. [Gr. undistinguishable; 'a priv. + to separate, distinguish +
color.] Color blindness; achromatopsy.
Acritude
(Ac"ri*tude) n. [L. acritudo, from acer sharp.] Acridity; pungency joined with heat. [Obs.]
Acrity
(Ac"ri*ty) n. [L. acritas, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. âcreté.] Sharpness; keenness. [Obs.]
Acroamatic
(Ac`ro*a*mat"ic Ac`ro*a*mat"ic*al) a. Communicated orally; oral; — applied to the esoteric
teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines,
which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound.
Acroatic
(Ac`ro*at"ic) a. [Gr. fr. to hear.] Same as Acroamatic.
