Acrimonious vs Amicable - What's the difference?
acrimonious | amicable |
angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone.
* 2010 , ,
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
As adjectives the difference between acrimonious and amicable
is that acrimonious is angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter; mean-spirited; sharp in language or tone while amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill.acrimonious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Questionable Content 1579: Visitation Rights
- That would be a way more acrimonious custody battle than the one my parents had over me.
Synonyms
* rancorousDerived terms
* acrimoniously * acrimoniousnessAnagrams
*amicable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.
- He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.
Usage notes
Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.The Penguin Wordmaster Dictionary,'' Martin Manser and Nigel Turton, eds., 1987, cited in “Wordmaster: amiable, amicable]”, ''[http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/ all songs lead back t' the sea],23 Oct 2009, by [http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/author/itsmypulp/ NTWrong
