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bitter noun
Meaning : English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft).
Meaning : The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth.
Synonyms : bitterness
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : The property of having a harsh unpleasant taste.
Synonyms : bitterness
bitter adjective
Meaning : Marked by strong resentment or cynicism.
Example :
An acrimonious dispute.
Bitter about the divorce.
Synonyms : acrimonious
Meaning : Very difficult to accept or bear.
Example :
The bitter truth.
A bitter sorrow.
Meaning : Harsh or corrosive in tone.
Example :
An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
A barrage of acid comments.
Her acrid remarks make her many enemies.
Bitter words.
Blistering criticism.
Caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics.
A sulfurous denunciation.
A vitriolic critique.
Synonyms : acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
Meaning : Expressive of severe grief or regret.
Example :
Shed bitter tears.
Meaning : Proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity.
Example :
A bitter struggle.
Bitter enemies.
Meaning : Causing a sharp and acrid taste experience.
Example :
Quinine is bitter.
Meaning : Causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation. Used especially of cold.
Example :
Bitter cold.
A biting wind.
Synonyms : biting
bitter adverb
Meaning : Extremely and sharply.
Example :
It was bitterly cold.
Bitter cold.
Synonyms : bitingly, bitterly, piercingly
