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Bitter

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Definitions for Bitter

noun
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
noun
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Synonyms
bitterness
noun
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Synonyms
bitterness
verb
make bitter
adjective
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Synonyms
acrimonious
Examples
  1. an acrimonious dispute
  2. bitter about the divorce
adjective
very difficult to accept or bear
Examples
  1. the bitter truth
  2. a bitter sorrow
adjective
harsh or corrosive in tone
Synonyms
acerb acerbic acid acrid blistering caustic sulfurous sulphurous virulent vitriolic
Examples
  1. an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
  2. a barrage of acid comments
  3. her acrid remarks make her many enemies
  4. bitter words
  5. blistering criticism
  6. caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
  7. a sulfurous denunciation
  8. a vitriolic critique
adjective
expressive of severe grief or regret
Examples
  1. shed bitter tears
adjective
proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
Examples
  1. a bitter struggle
  2. bitter enemies
adjective
causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
Examples
  1. quinine is bitter
adjective
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation
Synonyms
biting
Examples
  1. used especially of cold
  2. bitter cold
  3. a biting wind
adverb
extremely and sharply
Synonyms
piercingly bitterly bitingly
Examples
  1. it was bitterly cold
  2. bitter cold

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