different between acrimonious vs afflictive
acrimonious
English
Etymology
acrimony +? -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ?crim?ni?sus (“acrimonious”), from ?crim?nia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -?sus (“suffix meaning ‘full of; prone to’, forming adjectives from nouns”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). ?crim?nia is derived from Latin ?cer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h??rós (“sharp”), from *h?e?- (“sharp”) + *-rós (“suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots”)) + Latin -m?nia (the feminine form of -m?nium (“suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-m? (“suffix forming agent nouns from verbs”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æk.???m??.n?.?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æk.???mo?.ni.?s/, /-??-/
- Hyphenation: acri?mo?ni?ous
Adjective
acrimonious (comparative more acrimonious, superlative most acrimonious)
- (archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
- (figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]
Synonyms
- acerb, acerbic
- bitter
- rancorous
Antonyms
- nonacrimonious
Derived terms
- acrimoniously
- acrimoniousness
Related terms
- acrid
- acridity
- acridness
- acrimony
Translations
References
Anagrams
- isocoumarin
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afflictive
English
Etymology
afflict +? -ive
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?kt?v
Adjective
afflictive (comparative more afflictive, superlative most afflictive)
- That causes physical or mental pain.
- 1716, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition edited by Samuel Johnson, London: J. Payne, 1756, Part I, p. 44,[1]
- […] we consider not sufficiently the good of evils, nor fairly compute the mercies of PROVIDENCE in things afflictive at first hand.
- 1718, Alexander Pope (translator), The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintot, Volume 4, Book 14, p. 96,[2]
- All this from Jove’s afflictive Hand we bear:
- Who, far from Argos, wills our Ruin here.
- 1718, Matthew Prior “Henry and Emma” in Poems on Several Occasions, London: Jacob Tonson, p. 229,[3]
- But canst Thou, tender Maid, canst Thou sustain
- Afflictive Want, or Hunger’s pressing Pain?
- 1847, Anne Brontë (pseudonym Acton Bell), Agnes Grey, Chapter 3,[4]
- In my childhood I could not imagine a more afflictive punishment than for my mother to refuse to kiss me at night: the very idea was terrible.
- 1716, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, 2nd edition edited by Samuel Johnson, London: J. Payne, 1756, Part I, p. 44,[1]
Derived terms
- afflictively
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.flik.tiv/
- Homophone: afflictives
Adjective
afflictive
- feminine singular of afflictif
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