bitter (n.)

  1. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)

  2. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

    [ Syn: bitterness ]

  3. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

    [ Syn: bitterness ]

    bitter (adv.)

  1. extremely and sharply; it was bitterly cold; bitter cold

    [ Syn: piercingly , piercingly , bitterly , bitterly , bitingly , bitingly , piercingly , piercingly , bitterly , bitterly , bitingly , bitingly , piercingly , piercingly , bitterly , bitterly , bitingly , bitingly , piercingly , piercingly , bitterly , bitterly , bitingly , bitingly ]

    bitter (adj.)

  1. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; an acrimonious dispute; bitter about the divorce

    [ Syn: acrimonious ]

  2. very difficult to accept or bear; the bitter truth; a bitter sorrow'

  3. harsh or corrosive in tone; 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

    [ Syn: acerb , acerbic , acid , acrid , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic ]

  4. expressive of severe grief or regret; shed bitter tears'

  5. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; a bitter struggle; bitter enemies'

  6. causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;quinine is bitter'

  7. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; bitter cold; a biting wind

    [ Syn: biting ]

    bitter (v.)

  1. make bitter

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