acrimoniously
In harsh disagreement
Acrimoniously means in a bitter, harsh, or resentful manner.
It describes how disputes, separations, or exchanges unfold when marked by anger and ill will: The partners split acrimoniously after years of disagreement.
The meeting ended acrimoniously, with accusations flying from both sides.
Feeling lingering ill will
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
venomous · spiteful · vindictive · hostile · antagonistic · malicious · acerbic · sardonic
Dividing via sharp edge
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- scathingSeverely and bitingly critical
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
incisive · trenchant · barbed · pointed · razor-sharp · pungent · acid · tart
Causing sharp division
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- discordLack of agreement
- riftCrack or estrangement
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
alienation · factionalism · disunity · dissent · fracture · split · rupture · breach
Fond of arguing
- quarrelsomeInclined to dispute
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- argumentativeInclined to dispute
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
belligerent · pugnacious · truculent · litigious · fractious · cantankerous · contrary · disagreeable
resentful
Feeling lingering ill will
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
- gallImpudent boldness or bitterness
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
caustic · venomous · spiteful · vindictive · hostile · antagonistic · malicious · acerbic · sardonic · cynical
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
piercing · incisive · trenchant · barbed · pointed · razor-sharp · pungent · acid · tart · searing
polarizing
Causing sharp division
estrangement · alienation · factionalism · disunity · dissent · fracture · split · rupture · breach · falling-out
disputatious
Fond of arguing
- quarrelsomeInclined to dispute
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- argumentativeInclined to dispute
confrontational · belligerent · pugnacious · truculent · litigious · fractious · cantankerous · contrary · disagreeable · oppositional