different between acrimonious vs fiery

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)

1. (archaic) Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
2. (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

English

Etymology

From Middle English firi, from fir (“fire”). Equivalent to fire +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa???i/
• Rhymes: -a??ri

Adjective

fiery (comparative more fiery or fierier, superlative most fiery or fieriest)

1. Of or relating to fire.
2. Burning or glowing.
3. Inflammable or easily ignited.
4. Having the colour of fire.
5. Hot or inflamed.
6. Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.

7. Spirited or filled with emotion.

Derived terms

• fiery cross

Translations

Anagrams

• firey, reify